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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… Continue reading WordWeavers Session Two involving a carrot…
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… Continue reading WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session
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… Continue reading WordWeavers – Creative Writing
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… Continue reading Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton Book Launch at Swindon Open Mic
.......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… Continue reading James Joyce visits Trowbridge Library
Back in July I wrote a post about the first six months of the year and my resolutions for the second half of 2012 which were to: Read widely, read critically, read for pleasure. Continue to write daily and submit regularly to competitions and for publication. Continue to gain experience as a tutor and workshop… Continue reading First of the month, end of the year…almost
Not another day must go by without me saying how much I enjoyed this recent workshop, another writing session organised by Hilda Sheehan who had recruited Martin Malone at the 11th hour to replace an unwell Carrie Etter (now, happily, recovered). Martin introduced himself by stating that what he wanted most when he signed up for a… Continue reading Poetry Workshop with Martin Malone
Finally caught up with ModPo by plugging in my netbook in the kitchen. Quite difficult to hear Al, Amarise, Emily, Molly, and the gang - they feel like old friends now - over the sizzling, splashing sounds of cooking dinner and washing up. Admittedly this isn't model student behaviour but at least I'm up to… Continue reading ModPo in the kitchen
A solo parent Monday to Friday, this all-day, Saturday workshop, part of the 2012 Swindon Festival of Poetry, fitted in with my plans perfectly. As with other workshops I've been to recently, The Poetics of Things was organised by the wonderful, Swindon-based poet, Hilda Sheehan, who does so much to bring poetry to Swindon and… Continue reading The Poetics of Things workshop with Robert Vas Dias
A few weeks ago I took part in this practical and informative seminar and workshop run by Carrie Etter. This was a really useful and productive morning crammed with advice about how, where and when to submit my work. One particularly helpful exercise was for each participant to analyse a poetry magazine, answering set questions… Continue reading Publishing Your Poetry Seminar with Carrie Etter
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