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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoClassroom construction will begin as soon as I have more tea.
Agreed on the group becoming private now and on posting to announce new units.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoAgree that posting on the main wall for each unit would be a good idea.
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Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoYep might be a good idea. I’ll do that tmrw unless anyone disagrees… We could post on the main wall to announce new units so anyone interested can join.
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoJust a thought, but should we make this a private group now. Not because I want to exclude anyone but it’s liable to clutter up the ‘all member’s activity wall’ once we all start contributing. What do you all (including those who don’t plan to do the MA) think?
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Raine replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoMy lovely books have arrived. If anyone needs it, I’m happy to share photos of the relevant pages (Aside from CalMac ferry vagaries, I don’t want anyone excluded because of book costs). This site doesn’t let you post pictures, I believe (?) but I can do it by email or fb. Just shout…
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoWoolleybeans, I think we’re all queuing in the playground waiting for the classrooms to appear and have thankfully shoved the responsibility onto you to produce them!
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Woolleybeans replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoMine will arrive on the island when the people who bring them over on the ferry get around to it…
If everyone is okay with me doing so, I’ll set up threads on the relevant components once I have had a sleep, so they will be ready to go.
We have said 3 weeks for this class/segment, so hopefully we will all have our books in plenty of time to…[Read more]
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JaneShuff replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoMine due to arrive Tuesday. Ditto for the excitement…
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Kate replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoI should have ordered mine earlier, but they’re on the way now.
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Seagreen replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Good job, Ath 🙂
And thanks, Squidge. I’ll never look at a paint colour quite the same way again! -
Hilary replied to the topic Syllabus and course materials. in the forum
Andrew Wille's DIY MA course 6 years, 6 months agoMy books will be arriving shortly. Excited!
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Hilary replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Well done, Athelstone. And thank you, Squidge.
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Jonathan replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Nice work Ath 🙂
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Thanks Libby and Sandra – and once again, thanks to Squidge!
October beckons.
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Sandra replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations on the win Ath, and for what it’s worth I found it uncomfortably horrific in its pervasive cult brainwashing manipulation – the sort of thing I usually avoid reading and very definitely cannot write, so am as admiring as I am uncomfortble with it.
And thanks Squidge for the competition which I took as opportunity to try out a…[Read more]
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 6 months ago
I might be a bit over sensitive, but it’s the kind of trope that surfaces when feelings are being tested: stories about minorities and their secret evil ways. The classic cases would be all the tales of alien mind-control and body take over that were so popular during the anti-communist frenzy in the US during the late 40s and 50s, or the ‘Yellow…[Read more]
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Athelstone started the topic Monthly comp – October 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
I recently found some writing notes that I’d forgotten about. I was surprised by my reaction. That seems like a theme to me. Something (anything) forgotten then discovered. Surprising reaction. 400 to 500 words (tops).
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Baz Baron replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Well done Athers and everyone else. I do love these monthly competitions if only to keep the old grey cells rattling around but especially to see other interpretations of the prompts that always intrigue this reader. So, thanks to all for the pleasure and thanks, Squidge for a great idea.
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Athelstone replied to the topic September 2019 in the forum Monthly Competition 6 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for a fab competition, Squidge. You’ve brought a tear to my eye. I’ve been doing the monthly competition for nearly 10 years, although with fewer entries in the last few months, and this is my first win! There were some super entries this month; I’m really pleased.
I re-read my entry and worried that it might be steering too close to the…[Read more]
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Athelstone posted an update 6 years, 7 months ago
Wow! Came across some notes I scribbled down about 5 years ago: events in the life of a character in a book I’ve put aside. Not prepared for how guilty it would make me feel. It really seemed as though I abandoned somebody important – almost like a real person. What are my life lessons here? Stop scribbling stuff down? If I do, don’t read it…[Read more]
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Perhaps the last question is the right one. Or return to the character if not the same story. It sounds as though the character has life or you wouldn’t feel bothered about them. Someone to come back to when the time is right?
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I’ve got two notebooks full of random notes on characters or ideas. Most of it will never turn into something, but they’re great for when I’m feeling a bit blank – looking through and seeing what wants to be written. If you’re feeling that guilt, then perhaps that idea wants to be written enough for you to spend a little bit of time expanding on it?
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I’ve written a fair amount of this character, but killed her before her history unfolded later in the story. It was during that unfolding that I began to like her. I was feeling bad enough about having done her in, but then I came across a load of notes about a chance encounter she has with an old friend after a separation of several years. I have…[Read more]
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