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    Monthly Archive for: "October, 2017"
     Monday Motivation: The bigger the story, the larger your lens
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted October 30, 2017

    Monday Motivation: The bigger the story, the larger your lens

    It’s become a trope of popular philosophy: take care of the little things (pennies, broken windows, chores) and the big things will take care of themselves (pounds, violent crimes, your […]

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     And the winner of our tenth anniversary challenge is…
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted October 26, 2017

    And the winner of our tenth anniversary challenge is…

    We had a bumper crop of excellent entries for our tenth anniversary challenge – and they kept on tumbling in until the very last moment, just minutes before deadline. In […]

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     Writing Secrets: How to deal with back story … from a master
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 25, 2017

    Writing Secrets: How to deal with back story … from a master

    We’re often asked about that most troublesome of subjects – back story. It’s easy to tell you what not to do. Don’t include paragraphs of explanation. We don’t need to […]

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     Wrap up the year with a writing workout
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, News
    Posted October 24, 2017

    Wrap up the year with a writing workout

      We’re ending the year with a 10-Day Writing Workout and we’d love you to join us. Give us just an hour of your busy day for ten days, and […]

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     Monday Motivation: You are your own props master
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 23, 2017

    Monday Motivation: You are your own props master

    Scratch a science fiction fan and you’ll find someone inordinately ready to suspend his disbelief.  We’re willing to throw ourselves into alternative universes in which intelligent gas clouds [...]

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     Writing Secrets: Life is a distraction
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing
    Posted October 18, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Life is a distraction

    Last month we ushered a group of writers into a Venetian palazzo for week-long writing retreat. What could be more wonderful: a week spent fostering creativity in an environment filled […]

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     Monday Motivation: Characters need context
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 16, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Characters need context

    I had a chat with a television production designer recently. This is the person who’s responsible for the look of a production, which includes the set design, and the dressing […]

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     Use stories to make sense of life
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    By All About Writing
    In Newsletters, Writing Challenge
    Posted October 14, 2017

    Use stories to make sense of life

      Welcome to this month’s newsletter! What we’ve been doing with you for the past ten years is talking to you about the stories you wish to tell. Life consists […]

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     Monday Motivation: Into the clear light of dramatic truth
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Monday Motivation
    Posted October 9, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Into the clear light of dramatic truth

    We’re about to cruise past Torghatten, a mountain on an island a kilometre or two off the Norwegian mainland, and just half an hour south of the Arctic Circle. It’s […]

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     Monday Motivation: A lesson in restraint and suspense
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 2, 2017

    Monday Motivation: A lesson in restraint and suspense

    Here’s a lesson in restraint and suspense from that master of both, Michael Connelly: In Chapter 3 of his latest police procedural, The Late Show, which features a brand new […]

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     October Writing Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted October 1, 2017

    October Writing Challenge

    All About Writing celebrated its tenth anniversary in Venice, the city which most symbolises how far we’ve come. We thought it fitting to take inspiration from the place and the event […]

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    In this week's Monday Motivation Richard points ou In this week's Monday Motivation Richard points out the simple mission that every writer is on. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/05/23/point-of-creative-writing/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #JohnWaters
    In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard examin In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard examines the crafty tricks we can learn that will improve our writing. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/05/16/the-daughter-of-artifice/ #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #amwriting  #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #plot
    Ever wondered what’s in the mind of a world-beat Ever wondered what’s in the mind of a world-beating tennis player at the moment she tosses the ball in the air to serve? Find out in this week’s Monday Motivation – and what the answer means to you as a writer. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/05/02/banishing-self-consciousness/ #MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #amwriting #steffigraf #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice
    Check out our May newsletter: ten take-outs from Check out our May newsletter:  ten take-outs from the @LondonBookFair plus our next Creative Writing Course is starting soon, community news from @marilyncohendevilliers, @mcalpinemona and @lisaannejulien,  a reminder to sign up for one of our  writing retreats in Venice, Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls and Croatian Istria asap - they're just about full,  and announcing the winners of our flash fiction challenge. 
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    All About Writing’s latest flash fiction challen All About Writing’s latest flash fiction challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value to use on one of our courses or programmes.

Write a scene in which your character finds themselves in an unfamiliar new world. It could be the first day at a new school or job, visiting a new country or even a fantasy world. Give us a sense of the world through your character’s observations and experiences and show us how they adapt to the unfamiliar environment.

Write no more than 250 words. Submit your entry by midnight on 31 May 2022.

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    Richard considers the burgeoning market for audio Richard considers the burgeoning market for audio books – and reports on a talk he attended at @LBF22  with bestselling author of psychological thrillers @KLSlaterAuthor, and Lisa Howells from @crimemonthlymagazine http://ow.ly/yzSi50IOQtk#MondayMotivation #writingcommunity #londonbookfair #amwriting @audible_uk #audiobooks #audiobookstagram
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    In this week’s Monday Motivation Richard points out the simple mission that every writer is on. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/05/23/point-of-creative-writing/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #JohnWaters

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    “No plot summary can do justice to a story woven this carefully, whose strength lies in its deliberate pacing and sharp dispensation of detail. Samuel is as real as a shaking hand.”
    Lydia Millet reviews An Island by Karen Jennings:
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