And if you don’t have a writer’s room…
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Photography? Not so much!
Yes. Not one of my talents but hopefully this will give you some idea of our writer’s room. I do appreciate that I am going to have to practice. Ho hum. OK. I am getting the hang of this…wait for it… I think there is another – gosh this is exciting but it still doesn’t really show how fab this facility is…hang on… Continue reading Photography? Not so much!
Creative Writing Week Three: Life Writing and Practice Class Exercise: A Memoir
Our life writing class this week looked at memoir versus fiction – yes James Frey came up! We were given first page extracts and had to decide if we thought they were fiction, memoir or creative non-fiction. Interestingly my initial litmus test was not to scrutinise style or level of detail although that did follow, but to ask myself am I bored? If the answer was yes then it was a memoir! I think I can confidently wave good-bye to any future as a literary expert/agent. We were then asked to do some life writing, a memoir and I shall … Continue reading Creative Writing Week Three: Life Writing and Practice Class Exercise: A Memoir
Somebody always beats me to it!
I have been cauldron stirring a black, black bile-piece about cyclists (an evil we can eradicate if we put our minds and backs into it), for years now and Carol Midgely has piqued me at the post. I am aware that there are two kinds of cyclists on the road – those that have read the highway code and view themselves as road users, and those who are utter bastards and deserve to be driven over. This latter group are the ones that pay no attention to lane marking, that coast along without pedalling allowing a major back-up of traffic … Continue reading Somebody always beats me to it!
Creative Writing Week Two: Life Writing and Practice – Class Exercise: A Life in a Day
As an instinctive night owl and habitual evening quaffer who requires a full eight hours of sleep, yet who strangely loves getting up early, most of my mornings are a struggle. As a planning addict (almost never follow through but get off on the thrill of planning) my struggles are further compounded with a bunch of self-imposed, idealistic and totally unnecessary rules such as my recent 8-9-10 rule. It goes like this: I have to be washed, dressed and ready to start working or leave the house by 8am. An alarm on my phone goes off at 9pm to alert me that I … Continue reading Creative Writing Week Two: Life Writing and Practice – Class Exercise: A Life in a Day
Writing the Long Way Around 