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    Monthly Archive for: "May, 2017"
     Monday Motivation: A character in full
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted May 29, 2017

    Monday Motivation: A character in full

    Being a writer sometimes demands that you put on the mask and the costume of a moral philosopher. I’ve just heard three writers doing just that in a conversation they […]

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    By All About Writing
    In Screenwriting courses
    Posted May 28, 2017

    Scriptwriting support for booming feature industry

    South Africa’s feature film industry is mushrooming – and, as a result, is in desperate need of good home-grown scripts. “South Africa has a booming film industry with world class […]

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     Monday Motivation: Beginnings and Ends
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted May 22, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Beginnings and Ends

    Stephen King said in On Writing that writing a story is a little like digging up a fossil. You spot a fragment of skull protruding from the rock. You carefully […]

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    By All About Writing
    In Books, News, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 21, 2017

    Writing advice and wisdom at Kingsmead Book Fair

    Here’s a guest blog post by All About Writing community member Aimee-Claire Smith, who joined us on the McGregor Writing Retreat and is a recent graduate of our Creative Writing Course. [...]

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     Monday Motivation: A less than savoury reflection
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted May 15, 2017

    Monday Motivation: A less than savoury reflection

    I attended the Kingsmead Book Fair this weekend, until the knives of a stiff winter breeze drove me home. But I was there long enough to note down a phrase […]

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     May writing challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted May 11, 2017

    May writing challenge

    This month’s challenge carries an exceptional prize: three books by members of our Allaboutwriting family, generously contributed by Pan Macmillan, Jacana, and Cactus Rain in the US. The winner [...]

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     Writing Secrets: It may be a gift, but it still needs to be unwrapped
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted May 10, 2017

    Writing Secrets: It may be a gift, but it still needs to be unwrapped

    The other day, someone told me she didn’t need writing instruction because “I have a gift”. I’m sure she’s right and I’m thrilled for her. But what is it about […]

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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In News, Newsletters
    Posted May 9, 2017

    Upcoming courses, community news, writing competition and tips help you lose yourself in your tale of getting lost

    I struggled to get the hang of friendship, as a child.  Something would always shift: I would express a liking for the wrong band, or even the wrong hairband. And […]

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     March/April writing challenge winners
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    By All About Writing
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted May 8, 2017

    March/April writing challenge winners

    Last month, we challenged you to try your hand at memoir, by writing a seminal scene from your lives. The winners of the best two entries will receive a copy […]

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     Monday Motivation: It’s the plumbing, stupid
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted May 8, 2017

    Monday Motivation: It’s the plumbing, stupid

    Here’s a thing: I bought a David Baldacci novel this weekend. I’m not sure that I’ve read him before, although it’s hardly possible to avoid Baldaccis in any given airport, […]

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     Writing Secrets: When your character acts strangely
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted May 3, 2017

    Writing Secrets: When your character acts strangely

    In life, people do sometimes behave out of character – but there’s usually a reason. If you’ve ever done one of our courses, you’ll know the store we set by […]

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     Monday Motivation: Why we should welcome contradiction
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted May 1, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Why we should welcome contradiction

    I’ve written about lies and liars before because writers (of fiction, at least) are, looked at from the right angle, professional liars. But there’s another way in which lies and […]

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    In the face of the prospect of universal annihilat In the face of the prospect of universal annihilation, how do we salvage reasons to push on? It’s an existential question that Richard deals with in this week’s Monday Motivation. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/29/whistling-in-the-dark/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram #writingmotivation
    Congratulations to our February/March Flash Fictio Congratulations to our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge winner, Marion Low. And to the runners-up: @carriejsteenekamp, @Linda_Ravenhill,  @Opheliha79, @celiafleming327 and @mitzibunce. Read all the entries here: ow.ly/ypa250Oq3bX 
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    What can a gander and his dame, and a clutch of go What can a gander and his dame, and a clutch of goose eggs, teach us about an important strategy of story telling? You can find out in this week’s Monday Motivation.
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    We learned so much at this year's fantastic @londo We learned so much at this year's fantastic @londonbookfair 📚 these were our top takeaways - which one is your favourite? Let us know in the comments 😊 

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    Our latest newsletter is crammed with writing tips Our latest newsletter is crammed with writing tips and tricks. Our blog series, The Hidden Secrets of Writing, provides value and concrete writing tips. 

We hope that the series will inspire you to (perhaps with a bit of help from us) write that book you’ve been aching to write. Or, if you have a draft, to write and polish it to a publishable standard. You never know, yours may just be one of the fortunate books to make it past the manuscript stage and join our hallowed list.

Everything we offer is designed to help you become a better writer. 

Check it all out now: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/10/may-newsletter/
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    In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard spells In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard spells out the logic behind his conclusion that complacency is one of our greatest enemies. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/08/enemy-of-good-writing/  #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram #writingmotivation
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