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
Category: Masters tales
Anything about the Masters in Creative Writing and Scriptwriting
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….
Character’s language
I never thought I'd play around with language and characters but I am...In the Lord of the Rings the classic character that has a distinctive speaking manner is Gollum."Precious..." is all I need to type and you are there seeing the twisted form of the character. Well, I have the same. In one of my… Continue reading Character’s language
My Toy Box
From the daily prompt of - Can't Get Enough I have one thing that I am finding difficult to give up - money. Now I work as a self-employed toy-maker but due to my eyes not working great I am giving it up... Except I'm not. Oh, don't get me wrong I have excellent intentions...… Continue reading My Toy Box
Dylan Thomas Boathouse
Today was the first day of the masters and we all went to the Dylan Thomas Boathouse to meet and have a poetry reading. It helped that it was also National Poetry Day... Something I should have known about but didn't. If you don't know the Boathouse it is in Laugharne in Wales and is… Continue reading Dylan Thomas Boathouse
Imagery and the art of realism
When I write I am totally focused on bringing my characters to life; to create something so real that you want to go up to the character and shake their hand. You want to meet them in a restaurant or dinner or cafe and talk to them, to ask about their life and their family.… Continue reading Imagery and the art of realism
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
Autumn leaves and new starts
I think I am too used to being in education because autumn is more like spring to me. Not only is it my favourite time of year but I also get to start new things. Except this year I am finishing off and I find myself feeling more and more despondent that things are coming… Continue reading Autumn leaves and new starts
My Teachers
Daily Prompt - We can be taught! I've had many. I think I have been in education for as long as I can remember. But there have been a few memorable encounters. There are two that stick in my head, mirror images of each other. The first was a favourite teacher of mine. He had… Continue reading My Teachers
Kate Murray - Cleaver 