As you all know, the OWG have recently written a book together called From Sunrise to Sunset. It is an anthology of poems and short stories based on different aspects of World War Two. Our book is selling well due to the collaboration of marketing between members. We are gaining new members on a regular basis and every member, whether new or existing will be taking part in our next anthology. Every week, I, as the leader of the group give out an assignment (which is really just an imagination prompt), we take it home and we have a week to write it. This has proved very effective for those who either need help to give their imagination a jump start or for those who write for therapy. On the following week, we have the chance to read out the assignment written from the week previous, this has helped many of our members who have confidence issues in both their writing and public speaking. We are allowed to critique each others writing but only constructive criticism is welcome. These assignments will be the basis of our next book, our favourite assignments.
However, writing books together is not the only way that we are published as a group. The Oldbury Writing Group has recently been involved in the Made in Oldbury Project, Curated by Brendan Jackson, Laundry. We have written short stories and poems inspired by an exploration of Sandwell Archives. These have been turned into a newspaper which will be launched on Tuesday 3rd October 2017, between 6-8 pm at the Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, New Square, West Bromwich, B70 7PG. We were involved in the very first Wolverhampton Literature Festival, taking part in a poetry workshop and I was on Made in Birmingham and Wolverhampton's, The Wolf radio, recorded at the Molinuex with Mr Ian Henery promoting the series of events that made up the literature festival. These are just a few things that the OWG has been involved with. Others have been charity events, we have raised over £500 for the British Red Cross, book launches, radio appearances, and much more. There are many reasons to join the OWG, whether that be because you want to improve your writing skills and confidence, or if you need support with your writing. You have to remember, that Rome was not built in a day, it takes time to be published and confidence is a fickle thing, it can be improved but not in the space of one meeting. But one thing is for sure, if you stick with us and take part in our collaborative writing, you will be published. To find out more about the Oldbury Writing Group, visit us either at www.oldburywritinggroup.wordpress.com or visit our Facebook and Twitter pages. Failing that, you could come to one of our weekly meetings, we convene every Saturday morning between 10:00-11:30 at Oldbury Library. The kettle will be on for you.
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AuthorI am the author of a book called Innocent Spirits, I write short Novella's and Short stories. I love to dabble with a bit of Poetry. All my stories are either Horror or paranormal Thrillers. I write poetry of all genres. Archives
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