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Good stuff, Jane. I am a ‘surface reader, accept what I’m given and expect to be further enlightened as the tale goes on, but also need to be enticed in the first place. Although Dipsy doesn’t sound like someone I’d warm to/would actively avoid for her lack of off button, her situation and the narrator have my sympathy.

Describing what she was…[Read more]

Hi @JaneShuff – two brilliant characters here. One bursting off the page, and the other grinding their teeth in the background.

I’ve concentrated on the distinguishing features, and these are the impressions I got as I read:

The initial description of Dipsy’s (great name) clothes – ‘capacious’ and big pleated skirts’, made me think of someone on…[Read more]

Thanks WB. those writing exercises look like great fun.

Thank you @woolleybeans! You’re the best x

Oh WB I’m sorry. I’m sending you big squishy hugs too xx

Thanks WB!

Sending hugs xxxx

Sorry guys – depression took a massive swipe over the last week and held me up. Just about to get the thread set up for Class 3.

Thank you @raine. I”ll look forward to reading it!

Thinking about it, this psychology stuff is probably ‘inner worlds’ rather than the ‘outer worlds’ this unit was supposed to be focusing on. But imo the inner has to come first, right? So anyway, below are some rough notes from Stephanie Hutton’s Psychology of Character workshop (which, if you get the chance to go, is well worth doing). I’m no…[Read more]

Ooh yes that would be fab, thank you @raine. And yes, Julie C is the fabbest 🙂

Just dropping in quickly to say hello, and to apologise for my absence for the last few weeks. Will try and catch up soon. (Nanowrimo kind of took over).

It would be great if you could try and post some notes from the Stephanie Hutton workshop @raine. I’m at the stage where I find all the exercises very useful – end of first draft and starting the second which is when I try to do serious planning – but I agree timing is everything!

I’ve been very bad and not even finished the reading assignment. Things keep cropping up to divert me. We are off on a cruise at Christmas with several sea days so I will catch up on all reading then if not before.

Sorry for not contributing this session. I did the reading, and enjoyed it, and think I’ll use some of the exercises to expand on what I already do when I’m planning. I didn’t get around to doing anything for this bit as I’m at totally the wrong point in any of my wips for it to work, and needed to get something finished, etc, etc!

Too late to…[Read more]

Sounds good @woolleybeans. Thank-you. 🙂

Yes that sounds good WB. Thank you.

I would appreciate a bit of space right now because as @janeshuff says I’m really enjoying the process, but I have a lot of other time pressures right now. It would be good to feel I had a little bit more time to wallow in each part of the course. That’s just for now, I hasten to add – the pacing of it is spot…[Read more]

Sounds good @woolleybeans.