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    Monthly Archive for: "December, 2017"
     Creative Writing Course – early bird special ends on 31 December
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses
    Posted December 30, 2017

    Creative Writing Course – early bird special ends on 31 December

    Your goal for 2018 is to become a better writer, but where do you start? We believe passionately in skills. You may be born with a particular talent for writing, […]

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    By All About Writing
    In Newsletters
    Posted December 30, 2017

    Writing at your leisure

    As our tenth anniversary year draws to a close, we are feeling very grateful. We’d like to say a huge thank you to our supportive community. We would never have […]

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     Writing Secrets: It’s that time of year – use it to your creative advantage
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted December 23, 2017

    Writing Secrets: It’s that time of year – use it to your creative advantage

    It’s the time of year we either look forward to or dread (or both in equal measure.) It’s holiday time, the kids are home and the family needs to spend […]

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     Enter our writing challenge to win a literary assessment
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, Tips for Writers, Writing Challenge
    Posted December 19, 2017

    Enter our writing challenge to win a literary assessment

    Our challenge for December and January involves a monkey wrench, a fit of depression and a first edition of Bleak House. Combine all three as cunningly and naturally as possible […]

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     November/December writing challenge results
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    By All About Writing
    In News, Writing Challenge
    Posted December 19, 2017

    November/December writing challenge results

    We have invited the finalists onto the stage, we’ve examined them carefully as they paraded their virtues and their finery, and we have come to our decision. Yes, the winner […]

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     Writing Secrets: Should “darlings” get a fair trial?
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted December 13, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Should “darlings” get a fair trial?

    I don’t think I’m naturally ruthless. I find it hard to be tough on others, and still harder on myself. My tendency is to tell myself: “You don’t feel like […]

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     Monday Motivation: Big bang – or slow burn?
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted December 11, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Big bang – or slow burn?

    Here’s a decision that writers are frequently called on to make. It’s the choice between creating dramatic irony – in terms of which your protagonist remains ignorant of facts [...]

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     Writing Secrets: Breakthroughs are hard
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted December 6, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Breakthroughs are hard

    When you’re struggling with a piece of writing, you long for a breakthrough. But when it comes, it’s not always comfortable. Two of our mentoring participants recently experienced significant [...]

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     Monday Motivation: The secret world of fiction
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted December 4, 2017

    Monday Motivation: The secret world of fiction

    What is fiction best at? Opening up other worlds? Introducing us to people beyond our usual circle? Enabling us to escape the quotidian into landscapes in which love, justice and […]

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     Hand-in-hand to great writing in 2018
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, Newsletters
    Posted December 1, 2017

    Hand-in-hand to great writing in 2018

    There’s a paradox to writing: it is at once an intensely solitary activity, and at the same time is dependent on the good opinion of a vast community of readers. […]

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    Do you dream about writing a memoir? Find out ever Do you dream about writing a memoir? Find out everything you want to know at our free webinar with @JoanneHichens (Death and the After Parties @karavanpress) and 
Jo-Anne Richards(The Innocence of Roast Chicken @panmacmillansa ) You're also welcome to ask question related to a memoir you're currently writing. Register: https://all-about-writing.ck.page/0f762dbd01 #memoir #writingcommunity #writingtips
    An impressive congregation of writers gathered for An impressive congregation of writers gathered for the inaugural @booksonthebay literary festival in Simon's Town. Here are some of our top tips from incredible South African writers such as Damon Galgut, @finuala_dowling, @littlegreenlions, Jo-Anne Richards, @janglazewski, @fred_maurice_devries and more http://ow.ly/T3r250No3fg 
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    Are we only interested, as writers, in what is cle Are we only interested, as writers, in what is clear and unambiguous – or should we ferret about in the contested territory between truth and lies? That’s the question Richard explores in this Monday’s Motivation. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/03/20/boundries_dissolve/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram
    Want to write your story? Escape with us to focus Want to write your story? Escape with us  to focus on your writing and creativity at the beautiful @karooart_hotel. Join us for a memoir weekend and/or a five-day retreat. Joanne Hichens ('Death and the After Parties' @karavanpress ) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @panmacmillansa) will teach you the tricks of the trade and mentor you and provide personal guidance. 

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    Congratulations to our December/January Flash Fict Congratulations to our December/January Flash Fiction Challenge winner, @emily_hart6. And the runners-up: @Linda-Ravenhill, Channon Saunderson, @mitzibunce, and Liz Lewis.  https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/03/15/dec-jan-2022-3-winners/
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    In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard interr In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard interrogates an intriguing argument made by a recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in her acceptance speech. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/03/13/whys-of-fiction/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram
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