Minutes of the meeting of 25th February 2021 Venue Skype only.

Present at today's meeting via skype: Bob, John in UK, Jennie, Nikki, Gina, Rick, and Dee, in Cyprus.

Greetings fellow writers.

Gina opened the meeting at 9.00am with readings as follows:

Rick: 'Expats in Cyprus'. An article for an online magazine on the attractions of living in Cyprus.

There followed readings based on last week's writing Sci Fi prompt.

John: 'Colonist'. The first chapter of what has now become a work in progress. A short story, possibly novella length. More to come.

Nikki: '20 30'. A short extract from her son's near future, speculative novel, ‘Portico’.

Jennie: Mars 5000. Followed by discussion on length of volumes in a series for different target audiences.

Gina: 'Time slip'. A post pandemic futuristic tale. Tackling a time travel paradox.

Comfort break 12:00-12:08.

Readings continued:.

Bob: Another extract from his work in progress ‘The Woman Next Door’.

Writing prompt for next week: Word of the Month. Find a word that is new to you and use it in a story, poem or article.

Thank you all for virtually attending. See you all next week.

Meeting closed at 1pm