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    Monthly Archive for: "September, 2019"
     Monday Motivation: The writer as God, the world-builder
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted September 30, 2019

    Monday Motivation: The writer as God, the world-builder

    “He was drinking brandy, pouring double mouthfuls into a glass that had somehow survived from his grandfather’s time, the glass tinged green and bubbled with the air of the old […]

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     Writing Secrets: Break the rules like an artist
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 25, 2019

    Writing Secrets: Break the rules like an artist

    “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso There’s a certain point at which writing skills must melt away and become […]

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     Monday Motivation: The genius of Stephen King
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted September 23, 2019

    Monday Motivation: The genius of Stephen King

    Stephen King wrote one of the best books ever published on writing. My bet is that you’re one of the thousands of aspiring writers who’ve read On Writing, and profited […]

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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Invitations
    Posted September 19, 2019

    Enjoy a bit of literary fun with a creative writing workshop in Muizenberg

    Enjoy a bit of literary fun with All About Writing and Slow Life at our creative writing workshop at Casa Labia in Muizenberg. Be inspired by the cry of gulls as […]

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     Writing Secrets: How to sustain the fun of writing
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 18, 2019

    Writing Secrets: How to sustain the fun of writing

    New writers often ask whether they ought to be writing “for an audience”. It’s a complex question because, deep down, we all hope to be read by someone other than […]

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     Monday Motivation: You can’t write well if you don’t do this simple, difficult thing
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted September 16, 2019

    Monday Motivation: You can’t write well if you don’t do this simple, difficult thing

    Are there secrets to good writing? You know all the platitudes as well as I do, the ones that insist that it’s mostly a matter of sweat, and very little […]

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     Writing Secrets: A gathering of creative minds
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 11, 2019

    Writing Secrets: A gathering of creative minds

    We’re well into the second week of our annual Venice Writing Retreat, and it has struck me again, as it does every year, how creative it is to gather together […]

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     September Newsletter: Try something new
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Newsletters
    Posted September 11, 2019

    September Newsletter: Try something new

    Adventures at the Venice Retreat We’re writing this in Venice where All About Writing is holding its annual writing retreat. This year we expanded the retreat to cover two weeks. […]

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     Monday Motivation: The science and mathematics of story telling
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted September 9, 2019

    Monday Motivation: The science and mathematics of story telling

    I am not qualified in any sense to make the following statement: Mathematical models in the field of physics and cosmology bear a truly remarkable resemblance to the reality they […]

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     Writing Secrets: How to find, or make, that room of your own
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 3, 2019

    Writing Secrets: How to find, or make, that room of your own

    So here we are in Venice, for our annual All About Writing retreat. Everywhere we turn, there is another vista: the quiet canal, which runs down one side of our […]

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     Monday Motivation: Instructions for writing a winning manuscript
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing
    Posted September 2, 2019

    Monday Motivation: Instructions for writing a winning manuscript

    You’ve finished your last writing project. You might (oh, joy!) have sent it off to the publisher who’s promised to throw all their marketing heft behind it in order to […]

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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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