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     Monday Writing Motivation: I’m a character and I want to get out
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted February 15, 2021

    Monday Writing Motivation: I’m a character and I want to get out

    We meet Alexander musing moodily about the impending dissolution of his marriage. He wonders whether there isn’t any chance of rescuing it. He agonises over the effect of the breakup […]

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     Black Friday Jamboree: Huge discounts, a lucky draw, and an online writing party
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    By All About Writing
    In Invitations, Newsletters
    Posted November 26, 2020

    Black Friday Jamboree: Huge discounts, a lucky draw, and an online writing party

    We’re in the mood for a bit of fun this weekend. We think it’ll be worth your while to join us on our jamboree which includes a range of special, […]

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     Monday Motivation: We all need a little courage to write
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing
    Posted September 7, 2020

    Monday Motivation: We all need a little courage to write

    “To write you need to be brave,” said one of our creative writing students this past week. “You have to put yourself out there. You have to take risks.” She […]

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

    Join us for breakfast and some literary fun at Casa Labia on Saturday 7 December

    The creative writing workshop will be of equal benefit to more experienced writers wanting to augment their skills, and to those with no experience at all, who are looking for a place to start.

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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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     You’re invited: Stow-on-the-Wold Writing Weekend
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Creative Writing Courses, Invitations
    Posted April 30, 2019

    You’re invited: Stow-on-the-Wold Writing Weekend

    Explore the mysteries and the craft of creating story with a group of like-minded souls in that most charming of Cotswold market towns, Stow-on-the-Wold. Far from our everyday preoccupations and [...]

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    Today on the blog, Richard Beynon discusses how wr Today on the blog, Richard Beynon discusses how writing can help you think about your life and yourself. #MondayWritingMotivation
    Here's a tip to give your writing the extra edge w Here's a tip to give your writing the extra edge when you enter our April/May Writing 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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Your character is working with a new colleague, who has only recently been employed. In the course of this scene, we (your readers) should begin to suspect that the colleague is not human at all, but a robot. Don’t spell this out to us. Give us the details which raise our suspicions. Your character may or may not yet interpret these clues correctly.⁠
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Write no more than 250 words. Submit your entry online via our website by midnight on 31 May 2021. Entry is free.
    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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15:30 UK time, 16:30 South African time. Register now via the link in our bio. 
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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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Saturday 10 April, 11am South African time, 10am UK time. Cost: £20 / ZAR325. Link in bio.
    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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    Well worth watching! #camlitfest

    Cambridge Literary Festival@camlitfest

    Also huge thanks to our partners, @NewStatesman!

    If you missed the event, don’t worry – you can still purchase tickets and watch online until 2 May.

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    21 Apr

    A revision exercise for writers from George Saunders: take anything you’ve written and cut it in half. Try it. Thank you @camlitfest

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    • Win a voucher to our courses when you enter our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge
      Win a voucher to our courses when you enter our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge
      April 1, 2021
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      March Newsletter: Turn your writing dreams into reality
      February 23, 2021
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      Unveiling the winners of our December 2020 to January 2021 Flash Fiction Challenge
      February 9, 2021
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