October RWNZ Meeting

It's a long time since anything was added to the blog! We had a great meeting at Jenny Yates' in Piopio on Saturday. Jenny had arranged for Ana Namu, a specialist in psycho-drama to come and speak about using psycho-dramatic techniques as a writing tool. It was a very interesting and enlightening afternoon.

Speaking aloud to your characters and have them answer/challenge you puts a whole different perspective on characterisation. Might sound strange, actually stepping into the physical space of your characters and voicing their opinions and uncertainties but I believe it added another exciting layer to the ways we can add depth and bring our heroes and heroines out of hiding.

It was a two-hour drive to Piopio along State Highway 30 through Whakamaru and Benneydale. Lovely rural countryside. Here are a couple of links to stories I wrote about the drive for online magazine Suite101: from Rotorua to Whakamaru and from Whakamaru to Piopio.

Looking forward to catching up with everyone again in November.