Bob Hodges guest speaker 9/24/09

By Kendra CarterThe Daily Sentinel

Published September 29, 2009Former Jackson County Circuit Judge Bob Hodges held a creative writing workshop for the Writing Group last Thursday at the Jackson County Senior Center.Using writing samples from famous authors, Hodges discussed point of view, character development and imagery with the 11 attendees at the workshop.Hodges is a published author himself, having written “Dusty: Journey of a High School Coaching Icon,” a biography of Scottsboro coach Dusty Carter. He has also written several short stories.

As part of the exercise, Hodges put a transparency of the work “Christina’s World” by painter Andrew Wyeth on a projector and had the group write a few sentences of how they would begin a story based on what they saw in the paining. Many members of the group read their pieces aloud.Hodges also talked about a new novel he’s working on, which is loosely based on a case he presided over many years ago here in Jackson County.

The Writing Group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. inside the Jackson County Senior Center. Interested writers of all ages and writing styles are welcome to attend meetings.