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    Monthly Archive for: "August, 2017"
     The bare bones guide to screenplay writing
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    By All About Writing
    In scriptwrirer, Tips for Writers
    Posted August 29, 2017

    The bare bones guide to screenplay writing

     Let us walk you through the entire screenwriting process with our Writing for Film and Television Courses We’ll provide you with the skills you need, help you conceive of and develop your […]

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     Monday Motivation: How to get unstuck
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted August 28, 2017

    Monday Motivation: How to get unstuck

    I spoke a week or two ago about getting stuck in a piece of writing, and having to work out what the problem is before you can push on. That […]

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     Monday Motivation: Don’t roll your eyes, madam, at me
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Monday Motivation
    Posted August 21, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Don’t roll your eyes, madam, at me

    He uses variants of the phrase “he rolled his eyes” four times in Open Season; three times in the next book in the series, Savage Run; thirteen times in his […]

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     Monday Motivation: The devil’s in the detail
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted August 14, 2017

    Monday Motivation: The devil’s in the detail

    Today we crossed London from Paddington Basin in the heart of the West End to Limehouse Basin in the east. It’s a journey of nine miles, and descends through twelve […]

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     If you’re serious about screenwriting, then this is the course you need
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    By All About Writing
    In Screenwriting courses
    Posted August 11, 2017

    If you’re serious about screenwriting, then this is the course you need

    Devising a movie treatment is difficult, and the producer you present it to unforgiving. If the story doesn’t grab him (or her) at once and if the characters are not compelling […]

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     August Newsletter:  Words on water or immortal prose?
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Newsletters
    Posted August 8, 2017

    August Newsletter: Words on water or immortal prose?

    Trish and I have just spent six weeks slowly working our way down the Thames River in our narrowboat Patience. We’re on the Grand Union Canal now, moored up in […]

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     Monday Motivation: When a lock becomes the key
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing
    Posted August 7, 2017

    Monday Motivation: When a lock becomes the key

    We’d come off the tidal Thames – a writhing, contained beast of a river whose coils you can feel flexing beneath the surface of the water – onto the Grand […]

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     August Writing Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, Writing Challenge, Writing Competitions
    Posted August 6, 2017

    August Writing Challenge

    Your challenge for August is to write a scene set on or around water. That might be a river, the sea, a pond or a swimming pool. It might even, […]

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     And the winner of the July Writing Challenge is…
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Writing Challenge, Writing Competitions
    Posted August 5, 2017

    And the winner of the July Writing Challenge is…

    Last month we dedicated our writing challenge to the creation of a creative community without borders, by sharing an international flash fiction contest, organised by the César Egido Serrano [...]

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Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

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    Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash fiction challenge: Tariq Fensham, andrea-doig, @1derinthewild, @bischof.kirsten! Read the winning entries here: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/06/10/april-may-winners/ #flashfiction #writingcompetition #writingchallenge #allaboutwriting #writingcourses #winner #writingcontest
    Our writing safari with @tonyparkauthor is underwa Our writing safari with @tonyparkauthor is underway. After an inspiring start at @528victoriafalls, we’re at @hideaways_nantwich
    We're live streaming our next creative writing web We're live streaming our next creative writing webinar with @TonyParkAuthor from @528VictoriaFalls. @panmacmillansa authors Tony and Jo-Anne will be talking about the sense of place in their books and as usual you are welcome to ask questions on your writing craft. Book to join the Vic Falls event though reservations@528victoriafalls.com or sign up for the live stream here: bit.ly/tony_park
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    Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on you Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on your creativity and writing under the baton of two acclaimed South African writers, @JoanneHichens (Death and the Afterparties @KaravanPress) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @PanMacmillanSA). 

Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/karoo-writing-retreat
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    29 Jun

    Huge congratulations @LisaAnneJulien1 We’re thrilled for you.

    Lisa-Anne Julien@LisaAnneJulien1

    SCREAM!!!! I’ve made the long-list for the 2022 SA Sunday Times Literary Awards!! 💃🏽. So grateful, humbled and excited. To know that my story has found resonance at this level is deeply rewarding.

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2022-06-26-the-2022-sunday-times-literary-awards-longlist/

    29 Jun

    Excellent news @_BlackBirdBooks It will no doubt be a great opportunity for writers – and of course young readers too.

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    We are so proud and happy to announce that we are opening submissions for children’s books. We hope this will be a fantastic opportunity for writers, and a wonderful addition to our Blackbirdbooks list of publications.
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