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     Writing a novel – A mentee’s experience
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In News
    Posted November 1, 2016

    Writing a novel – A mentee’s experience

    By Clive Goodchild-Brown Eight or so months ago I thought to myself somewhat naively that I wanted to try and write a novel. I am passionate about writing and had spent a few years casually [...]

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     October Writing Challenge and Writing Tip for the month
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted October 18, 2016

    October Writing Challenge and Writing Tip for the month

    A story doesn’t consist of a series of unrelated events. Everything that happens is linked causally or psychologically to what came before and what follows. People often forget this, particularly [...]

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     September Writing Competition
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted September 22, 2016

    September Writing Competition

    Imagine you are in your twilight years and you want to tell a grandchild a story to inspire them to overcome some difficulty they are dealing with. Don’t allow your narrator to launch into a [...]

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     Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine part 2
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Books, Character development, News, Publishing, Tips for Writers, writers
    Posted August 20, 2016

    Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine part 2

    How do you go about developing a character? I think every major character must have certain aspects to their personality in order for them to become real in my mind, and hopefully the minds of my [...]

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     August writing competition
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Writing Competitions
    Posted August 13, 2016

    August writing competition

    The August Competition celebrates both our brand-new Scriptwriting Course and the upcoming Venetian retreat: Write a scene of no more than 250 words in which two people meet for the first time in [...]

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     Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Books, News, Publishing, writers
    Posted August 11, 2016

    Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine

    Angela Meadon, a past creative writing participant launches her book on 25 August. To celebrate we  asked her some questions about her writing and publishing process. How long did this book [...]

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     July writing challenge
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Writing Competitions
    Posted July 19, 2016

    July writing challenge

    Unusual sunsets, dramatic landscapes, dreamy seascapes have all inspired us to want to capture their essence in words. But I’d hazard that what writers find the most inspiring are not vistas and [...]

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     Writing challenge inspired by ‘Cloud of Unknowing’ by Robyn Penn
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted June 23, 2016

    Writing challenge inspired by ‘Cloud of Unknowing’ by Robyn Penn

    This is the last competition from the current series using prompts from David Krut Projects, our partner in Cape Town, who kindly allow us to use their inspiring venue. Even if you don’t join us [...]

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     Writing Challenge Inspired by Deborah Bell’s ‘Reveal’
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted May 13, 2016

    Writing Challenge Inspired by Deborah Bell’s ‘Reveal’

    May Writing Competition Here is the competition for the month, again inspired by an artwork showcased by our partners, David Krut Projects in Newlands, the inspiring space where our Cape Town [...]

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     Writing Challenge inspired by ‘Revenge’ by Aida Muluneh
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    By Joshua Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted May 1, 2016

    Writing Challenge inspired by ‘Revenge’ by Aida Muluneh

    Have a good look at the startling digital print, Revenge (from The Wolf You Feed series), by Aida Muluneh, that serves as the inspiration for this month’s writing challenge. And then write a [...]

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