I am working on a screenplay at the moment and I am being haunted by words that sound the same but are different. So there is the homographs. Same spelling, different meaning... lead (the metal) or lead (in the front) bass (a fish) or bass (a low sound) OR there is also the homophones. These are spelt spelled differently but sound the… Continue reading Words!
Category: Dyslexic tales
Actual events that arise from the dyslexia and how I cope or don’t
That special person
I think everyone has one. I have two... What can I say - I'm just greedy. Although they act like they are one person. One can't sleep without the other, they are depressed when not together and they don't function well apart.Who? I hear you cry.My parents. My mum and dad have been married for… Continue reading That special person
Silence is golden…
I have a condition that means I find social interaction tiring and difficult. Yes, there are those out there that will disagree, but I have a medical certificate which shows I am 'functioning'. In other words I can appear normal, I hide what happens on the inside. My social life is difficult to me and… Continue reading Silence is golden…
Remembering
I have bought a puppy and one of my friends said I had miss seen and it was meant to be a poppy. A dyslexic joke and one that got me thinking. Who do I buy the poppy for? I mean - do I remember everyone that died or is there just one or two… Continue reading Remembering
Release Me
The Daily Prompt has asked what is the hardest post you have put out there on the internet. It's difficult because at lot of posts I worry about - will I upset anyone. That is my main worry. Yet the posts that have caused me my main worries have been well-received. So why do I… Continue reading Release Me
My USP (unique selling point)
I know this may sound a little too much like business, but this year I went on a writing for publication course and this was a huge part of it. And lately it has been on my mind. The lecturer had said that you need to get the publisher, agent or even reader to want… Continue reading My USP (unique selling point)
Back to University….
My new term started today with my lecturer handing me my dissertation proposal and being told to hand it in to the postgraduate office. I have sent emails to this office but up till today it drifted in the ether for me. After a complicated trip in the rabbit warren that is the university I… Continue reading Back to University….
Sub-text and sub-plot
Why do I find this SO difficult? The sub-plot is another plot that runs along the main plot but isn't the main plot, whilst the sub-text is the underlying meaning of the phrase or dialogue that is there but not explicitly stated... What! My head hurts!!! The other thing we looked at in the workshop… Continue reading Sub-text and sub-plot
Dissertation 7
I am having problems with the dissertation. It isn't that I hate the story or that I am worried where it is going, it's just that I feel pressure. I am worrying that I have the age range right, or if I am using the right words, or if the chapters are too short, or...… Continue reading Dissertation 7
Hobby or obsession?
Writing has never been a hobby for me. Solely because I never wrote before I started studying it. I didn't think I could. Once I realised that my writing is half-way decent it was what I wanted to do full-time. Before this I told stories. Some fiction and some fact. I told them to everyone… Continue reading Hobby or obsession?
Kate Murray - Cleaver 