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     Free Webinar: What makes a good baddie?
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Invitations, Webinars
    Posted April 13, 2021

    Free Webinar: What makes a good baddie?

    Some of the best stories ever written have great antagonists. Join us on Thursday 15 April for a free webinar on writing the antagonist. Here’s your chance to ask Michele […]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: Provoke your reader’s curiosity
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted April 12, 2021

    Monday Writing Motivation: Provoke your reader’s curiosity

    Covid has provided us with a real-life example of something critical to every form of creative writing. It has shown us how, when things stop happening, time becomes muddled and […]

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     You’re invited: My Octopus Teacher Storytelling Workshop
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    By All About Writing
    In Invitations, Workshops
    Posted April 6, 2021

    You’re invited: My Octopus Teacher Storytelling Workshop

    Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher has taken the world by storm. Its string of festival victories culminates now in both a Bafta and an Oscar nomination. On April 10, it will […]

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     Win a voucher to our courses when you enter our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted April 1, 2021

    Win a voucher to our courses when you enter our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge

    All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value […]

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     What’s on in April: Our flagship creative writing course, a free webinar, and more.
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, How to write a book, Invitations, What's On In
    Posted March 29, 2021

    What’s on in April: Our flagship creative writing course, a free webinar, and more.

    April brings you a smorgasbord of creative programmes, from our flagship Creative Writing Course, to a Saturday workshop focusing on the lessons we can learn from My Octopus Teacher, to […]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: We plan for the future – writers can plan for the past
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    By Richard Beynon
    In How to write a book, Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted March 29, 2021

    Monday Writing Motivation: We plan for the future – writers can plan for the past

    Where do you begin a story? I don’t mean, where does a story begin – which is another question entirely – but where, when your goal is to tease out […]

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     Invitation to join our Creative Writing info session
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, Invitations, Webinars
    Posted March 24, 2021

    Invitation to join our Creative Writing info session

    Can we actually teach writing? What do we focus on in our Creative Writing Course? Is it worth it? Can it help you with the issues you struggle with? We […]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: Give your readers a bonus
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    By Richard Beynon
    In How to write a book, Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted March 22, 2021

    Monday Writing Motivation: Give your readers a bonus

    Let’s fantasise for a moment. You’ve finished your book, you’ve secured an agent (you only had to write thirty-seven emails to do so), and they’ve managed to place your manuscript […]

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     Ready to write that book or screenplay? We can walk beside you.
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Invitations, Mentoring
    Posted March 19, 2021

    Ready to write that book or screenplay? We can walk beside you.

    Mentoring applications open now – limited places available You promised you’d start that book or screenplay this year – but you’re stuck, or have no idea where to start. Or […]

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     Early bird special: Forget the magic charms, we’ll get you writing
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Invitations
    Posted March 17, 2021

    Early bird special: Forget the magic charms, we’ll get you writing

    So you want to write a book? We can help. Writing is not a magical process. You don’t need to sit waiting for inspiration, while desperation rises. No need to […]

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     Monday Writing Motivation: Banish cliché, seek surprise
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    By Richard Beynon
    In How to write a book, Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted March 15, 2021

    Monday Writing Motivation: Banish cliché, seek surprise

    I remember, many years ago, catching the eye of a pretty girl at a party we’d thrown at our student digs. I realised that her interest in me matched my […]

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     Last chance! One spot left on our Creative Writing Course starting 15 March
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Invitations
    Posted March 12, 2021

    Last chance! One spot left on our Creative Writing Course starting 15 March

    There is one last place available on our live Creative Writing Course starting on Monday 15 March. You’ll learn in real-time via Zoom on Monday and Thursday evenings for five […]

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    Join us on Thursday, 15 April for our monthly free Join us on Thursday, 15 April for our monthly free webinar. This month, we're tackling the question: What makes a good baddie?
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    Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks writing dy Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks writing dynamic scenes and characters. #MondayWritingMotivation
    YOU'RE INVITED 👏🏽 to our My Octopus Teacher YOU'RE INVITED 👏🏽 to our My Octopus Teacher Storytelling Workshop ❤️
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Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher has taken the world by storm. Its string of festival victories culminates now in both a Bafta and an Oscar nomination 🐙
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On April 10, it will form the centrepiece of an online workshop in which we explore how the protagonist of the documentary – and his octopus teacher – both exemplify key elements of The Hero’s Journey 📚
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Join Richard Beynon and Michele Rowe for an interactive couple of hours for  fascinating insights into the heart of story. 
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All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner 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.⁠
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Write the opening paragraphs of a novel – one you might not have thought of until this very minute. Try to intrigue us, draw us in, and make us long to read more.⁠
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Write no more than 250 words. Submit your entry and read more tips hon our blog.
    Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the art of Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the art of planning ahead in fiction. #MondayMotivation #amwriting
    Here's a tip to help you while you write your entr Here's a tip to help you while you write your entry to our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge ❤️⁠
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All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner 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.⁠
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Write the opening paragraphs of a novel – one you might not have thought of until this very minute. Try to intrigue us, draw us in, and make us long to read more.⁠
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Write no more than 250 words. Submit your entry and read more tips hon our blog.
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