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    Monthly Archive for: "January, 2020"
     February Newsletter: Turn 2020 into the most satisfying year of your life
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Newsletters
    Posted January 31, 2020

    February Newsletter: Turn 2020 into the most satisfying year of your life

    Turn 2020 into the most satisfying of your life And a very happy, if belated New Year to you, too! I love new years and the opportunity they afford us […]

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     Writing Secrets: When does contemplation become procrastination?
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 29, 2020

    Writing Secrets: When does contemplation become procrastination?

    We don’t allow ourselves enough time to be bored. The modern world encourages us to fill every moment – and our phones encourage this. If you’re standing in a queue, […]

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     Monday Motivation: Face acting v. dialogue
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted January 27, 2020

    Monday Motivation: Face acting v. dialogue

    Face acting is a particular skill that some actors possess. This ability to communicate a range of emotions, sometimes in quick and contradictory succession, is a gift to screenwriters who […]

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     International Education Day: 13 quotes for life-long learning and curiosity
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    By All About Writing
    In Misc, Quotes for Writers
    Posted January 24, 2020

    International Education Day: 13 quotes for life-long learning and curiosity

    I was homeschooled for twelve years, from first grade all the way through to graduating from highschool. While this had both positive and negative incomes – on my self and […]

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     Writing Secrets: Is your writing intention staring at you fiercely?
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 22, 2020

    Writing Secrets: Is your writing intention staring at you fiercely?

    So the year has begun. And now your creative intention is staring you in the face, and it has a ferocious expression. It seemed easy enough a couple of weeks […]

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     Monday Motivation: A little Latin to perk us up
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted January 20, 2020

    Monday Motivation: A little Latin to perk us up

    A little Latin to perk us up: Odi et amo. Quare id faciam fortasse requires. Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior. Of course you’ll all recognize this as one of […]

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     Start your year with some literary fun in Muizenberg
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Invitations
    Posted January 16, 2020

    Start your year with some literary fun 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 […]

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     Writing Secrets: The writer’s promise
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 15, 2020

    Writing Secrets: The writer’s promise

    You might have noticed that I’ve avoided all mention of that R word this new year. Deliberately so. I don’t want to remind you of last year’s determination to run […]

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     Monday Motivation: Write what you love in 2020
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted January 13, 2020

    Monday Motivation: Write what you love in 2020

    The start, not just of a new year, but a new decade acts as a spur to all of you whose ambitions include finally getting round to writing the book […]

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     Writing Secrets: See the world differently this year
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 8, 2020

    Writing Secrets: See the world differently this year

    This new year, make the decision to see the world differently – through a story-teller’s eyes. If you can do this, then every day, every trip to the supermarket, can […]

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     Monday Motivation: Doubt is a writer’s best friend
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted January 6, 2020

    Monday Motivation: Doubt is a writer’s best friend

    Richard is on a much-deserved break, so here’s a re-post of one of our earlier Monday Motivations, from 2016. Doubt sits at the right hand of all writers. We spend […]

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    In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard return In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard returns to George Saunders’s "A Swim in the Pond in the Rain" for a piece of profound insight into revision – and the development of a writer’s voice. http://ow.ly/iCsO50MKwyf #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram
    Here's the latest in our 'hidden secrets of writin Here's the latest in our 'hidden secrets of writing' blog series, highlighting books published by past students of our Creative Writing Course or Mentoring Programme. Read an extract, check out the  writing skills and techniques we identify, and learn from the tips suggested by our analysis of the passage. Today we look at a passage from Limerence by Vincent Pienaar published by  @penguinrandon
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    What skills do you need as a writer? Here are ten What skills do you need as a writer? Here are ten skills you need to master to write compelling fiction or creative non-fiction. http://ow.ly/MX0C50MFcgT #aspiringauthors #writersofinstagram #writers #writing #amwriting #fiction #nonfiction #writingtips #writingadvice #authortips #authoradvice #writeradvice #writertips #writersecrets #writingclarity #writingcommunity #getpublished
    Check out our new blog series, The hidden secrets Check out our new blog series, The hidden secrets of writing, highlighting books published by past students of our Creative Writing Course or Mentoring Programme. We'll take an extract, identify writing skills and techniques and offer a tip or two (or three) suggested by our analysis of the chosen passage. The third in the series is Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon by Tracy Todd @bravelotusflower published by @tmpublishers
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    Writers love deadlines, don't they? Last minute de Writers love deadlines, don't they? Last minute deadlines... Enter our December/January Flash Fiction Challenge by midnight on 31 January and stand a chance to win 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. Good luck!

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    In his Monday Motivation this week, Richard explor In his Monday Motivation this week, Richard explores (with the help of a swan) the idea that the magic of art rests on the invisible scaffolding that artifice provides. http://ow.ly/3zjT50MEr7N #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram
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