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    Monthly Archive for: "July, 2018"
     Monday Motivation: Exercise with Paul Auster
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted July 30, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Exercise with Paul Auster

    Paul Auster is the author of seventeen novels, the latest of which, 4-3-2-1, was published last year and short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. I bought it back then, but […]

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     Writing Secrets: What do reading and magic carpets have in common?
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted July 25, 2018

    Writing Secrets: What do reading and magic carpets have in common?

    Specific details are magical. That was the gist of my blogs over the past couple of weeks: give us just one or two specific details, and we’ll be transported to […]

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     Monday Motivation: Writing is the sea we swim in
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing
    Posted July 23, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Writing is the sea we swim in

    We’re back on Patience in this new warm English weather that seems to have become a fixture here. All around us lie a fleet of narrowboats: Patricia and Star, Bess […]

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     Writing Secrets: It’s good for you – and it’s fun
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted July 18, 2018

    Writing Secrets: It’s good for you – and it’s fun

    Reading fiction is good for us – and that’s not one writer’s opinion, but the conclusion of neuroscientific research. Studies have shown that the language of fiction: imaginative metaphors, [...]

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     Learn the secrets to great stories at our Stow Story Weekend
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Creative Writing Courses
    Posted July 17, 2018

    Learn the secrets to great stories at our Stow Story Weekend

    Stories drive us. They’re what help us make meaning – and so, sense of our world. They help us make decisions about our own existence. Stories of one sort or […]

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     Monday Motivation: The glue that holds story together
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted July 16, 2018

    Monday Motivation: The glue that holds story together

    I want to talk today about the remarkable properties of glue when it comes to assembling story. You remember what E.M. Foster said about the difference between story and life? […]

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     Writing Secrets: It might feel magical – but it’s not a mystical process
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted July 11, 2018

    Writing Secrets: It might feel magical – but it’s not a mystical process

    “Wow, that was like watching a movie.” This was the response of a participant in my Creative Writing Course to the writing of a fellow – and it came as […]

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     July Newsletter: Anyone can learn to write – here’s how.
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Newsletters
    Posted July 10, 2018

    July Newsletter: Anyone can learn to write – here’s how.

    Anyone can learn to write It was five weeks into my current face to face Creative Writing Class on Monday. The participants had been reading their assignments out for comment […]

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     Monday Motivation: Total dedication to the craft
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted July 9, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Total dedication to the craft

    This is not a puff-piece. It’s rather a salute to the sort of commitment to the craft of writing that we could all learn from. It’s inspired by one of […]

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     Writing Secrets: The power of the specific
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted July 4, 2018

    Writing Secrets: The power of the specific

    Use specifics to draw us in. That’s the key to writing well. Give us the particular, we’ll expand it, if necessary, to visualise the whole. I find this type of […]

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     Monday Motivation: Writing is both a gift and a burden
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted July 2, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Writing is both a gift and a burden

    One of the most succinct definitions of art that I’ve ever come across is this: Art is repetition with variation. After all, there’s no real conceptual difference between Michaelangelo’s David, [...]

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    Write your story with personal guidance from two a Write your story with personal guidance from two acclaimed South African writers, @JoanneHichens (Death and the Afterparties @KaravanPress) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @PanMacmillanSA) at the iconic and inspiring @karooart_hotel where you can focus on your creativity and writing. 

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. 

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    29 Jun

    Huge congratulations @LisaAnneJulien1 We’re thrilled for you.

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    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.

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    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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