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  • Writing about Work – WordWeavers Session 3

    Writing about Work – WordWeavers Session 3

    A summary of what we did…. Last week, among other things, we talked about how a character’s actions can reveal something, a mood or character trait, for example, to the reader. This week, continuing to think about what our characters do, we considered the world of work as a source of writing inspiration. The workplace Read more

  • WordWeavers Session Two involving a carrot…

    WordWeavers Session Two involving a carrot…

    We began by considering the following: writing what a character does is a way of revealing emotion or mood to the reader; it helps to know something about your character’s background, their childhood, their desires, their fears, etc., as this is likely to influence their behaviour; tapping into your own memories and thoughts is a Read more

  • WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session

    WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session

    For those who couldn’t make it…. A summary of what we did.  Confession: I stole the warm-up exercises from Vicki Feaver and Hugh Dunkerley who used them on a Creative Writing module at Chichester University in the early 1990s. First, a quick warm-up exercise: write, in two minutes, a list of possible uses for this object Then, write Read more

  • WordWeavers – Creative Writing

    WordWeavers are writing workshops and classes run by Josephine Corcoran.  These are interactive, participatory workshops for anyone interested in reading and writing poetry and short fiction.  All materials, other than pens and notebooks, will be provided.  Sessions will centre on the reading and informal discussions of a wide range of, mainly, contemporary texts and a Read more

  • Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton Book Launch at Swindon Open Mic

    Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton Book Launch at Swindon Open Mic

    This was a wonderful evening of poetry, storytelling and live music at Swindon Central Library organised and hosted by Hilda Sheehan and Matt Holland from Swindon Artswords and Michael Scott, Chair of BlueGate Poets.  The first half was an open-mic session and in the second half Cristina read from her book, Cry Wolf, which is Read more

  • James Joyce visits Trowbridge Library

    James Joyce visits Trowbridge Library

    …….or, at least, his book of short stories, The Dubliners, did and this is just a quick post to say how much I enjoyed leading a Writing Short Stories workshop in Trowbridge Library last week.  The library has recently relocated into a refurbished County Hall and its new home is truly impressive.  I hope my Read more