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Janette started the topic Monthly Comp – December 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
In honour of a writing exercise recently enjoyed, and to mark the end of 2019, when I will be judging the entries, please write a piece that contains the words: OLD YEAR NIGHT (in any order and not necessarily together). If you could keep it up to 400 words, that would be great.
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Janette replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Totally unexpected, thanks John. Need to go and put my thinking cap on.
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Congratulations, Janette – nice work! And thanks John for the prompt.
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KazG replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoOoh yes that would be fab, thank you @raine. And yes, Julie C is the fabbest 🙂
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Congratulations Jeanette. It is a stunning piece of writing. And thanks John for provoking such a great collection of stories!
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John S Alty replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
Well, I’ve read your entries with great enjoyment. Jeanette gave a beautiful allegorical rendition of the passing seasons, Athers made me laugh with his tale of Norman, the folium-phobiac hoist by his own petard, Sandra found a silver lining and Barney completely confounded me with this disturbing narrative – I’m still asking myself, what the h…[Read more]
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Hilary replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoJust 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).
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoIt 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!
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Raine replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoSorry 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]
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Raine replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 5 months agoSounds good @woolleybeans. Thank-you. 🙂
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 5 months ago
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I sit on the park bench under the pines whose needles clog the spaces between its wooden rungs and whose scent mingles with the faint smell of urine and of the sweet green mould that covers the wood.Children race around me, chasing after the leaves that whirl on the wind. I look for you in their faces. I look for me too. But we are not…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
“The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered”
The book of my enemy has been remaindered
And I am pleased.
In vast quantities it has been remaindered
Like a van-load of counterfeit that has been seized
And sits in piles in a police warehouse,
My enemy’s much-prized effort sits in piles
In the kind of bookshop where remaindering…[Read more]-
RIP
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Now I know why.
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I met Clive James once. I had long been a fan of the least known – but which he once said was ‘the closest to my heart’ – of his many endeavours, the songs he wrote with Pete Atkin and which Atkin performed. When I first got internet access I discovered and started participating in a mailing list of like-minded souls called Midnight Voices, and…[Read more]
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KazG replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoYes 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]
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JaneShuff started the topic Class 2 Writing Exercise Jane in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoI loved this section of the course and I’ve spent quite a bit of time on the charatcer questionnaires. I find them a good way of forcing my brain to think. However I don’t think they’re very interesting for anyone else to read. Instead I’m posting something loosely based on the Distinguishing Features exercise. Would love some feedback. I know…[Read more]
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoWow. That went fast!
I’m happy with the timetable you suggest @woolleybeans and equally happy if anyone with a busier Christmas than mine wants to take it even slower. I’m getting a lot out of this and don’t see any need to rush!
Thanks for staying on top of it WB
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Barny replied to the topic Monthly Comp – November 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Captive No More
Immovable behind a wide table, the five children sat strangely motionless. From tallest on the right to smallest on the left, they patiently faced an audience seated on ten rows of scarlet-topped hotel ballroom chairs.
The tallest child spoke first. “My name is One,” he said quietly, but loud enough. “I am the oldest. I am…[Read more]
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Feedback on the Course in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoHi all.
Technically, we’re at the end of the 3 weeks for Class 2.
I, for one, am kind of all over the place. I’ve read all the core reading, shared my gleanings from Class 1 at my IRL writing group, done some exercises with them, but not done the exercises for Class 2 at all or really got going on the other elements. I was also meaning to join…[Read more]
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KazG replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoBrilliant, thank you @squidge!
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoI seem to be following @katemachon round the den and repeating everything she says. So once again… Thanks @squidge. It was a great blog. That Julie Cohen is a very clever person.
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Squidge replied to the topic Craft Seminar Class 2: Character 1 – Outer Worlds in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoOK – here’s the link to Julie’s workshop at York (back in 2013! Yikes…) https://squidgesscribbles.blogspot.com/2013/09/playing-at-being-god-creating-characters.html
In this post is the link to a more creative – literally tear and stick version – way of answering questions about plot, characters etc. At the end of the post……[Read more]
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