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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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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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    Here’s a very useful phrase to adopt into your vocabulary. Thank you @HaggardHawks

    Haggard Hawks 🦅@HaggardHawks

    Adopted into English in the 1800s, the French phrase ‘mauvais quart d’heure’ refers to a brief but embarrassing experience. It literally means ‘bad quarter of an hour’.

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