Friday 9th November 2012 Well I have had my Needs Assessment top-up which, for those of you who don't know, is when the student support analyse what you need to keep pace with everyone else. So what was the verdict? Well luckily they have upped the amount of time I get with a support worker… Continue reading Needs Assessment
Tag: creative writing
The Dylan Thomas Prize
7th November 2012 Well, technically this is a reading week but we were lucky enough to have two of the Dylan Thomas Prize shortlisted authors visit and discuss their writing processes. Their books were brilliant and although I have my favourite, they both sounded great from the extracts that were read out. The first was:… Continue reading The Dylan Thomas Prize
The Kangaroo Hat
So I thought I'd just quickly post this poem. Last year it got me 3rd prize in the Book Day competition at Aberystwyth and although it hasn't been published I am not certain I can use it for anything but a collection. So enjoy! The Kangaroo Hat Once I would have jumped and eaten and… Continue reading The Kangaroo Hat
Poetry that I can actually manage!
31st October 2012 It was Halloween and the spooks were out! Actually all that happened was that we had to close the window as the students going to the union party got a little loud. My lectures are held in the afternoon and evening, which does make for a dark walk back to the car… Continue reading Poetry that I can actually manage!
Sonnets and rhyming
24th October 2012 Rhyming - the bane of my life... Sometimes I can barely find the right word let alone get the thing to rhyme with its neighbour. So it was with a heavy heart I went into the Sonnet lesson, but I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed myself. Now I'm not saying I am… Continue reading Sonnets and rhyming
Overwhelmed
17th October 2012 Today I became totally overwhelmed... It started fine; I got up, had breakfast, did some work on a story, got in the car... and then things slowly started to go pear-shaped. Firstly the weather was terrible, not a problem in itself until the branch that had, up to that moment, been hanging… Continue reading Overwhelmed
The miracle of ‘bad’
When I was a child (I'm disturbed that I am now old enough to write that sentence) and even now, I could never get my b and d round the right way, or is it d and b? Confusion reigned and I just could not get it. Now whether this trick is something I taught… Continue reading The miracle of ‘bad’
Shortest, Shorter, Short Stories
10th October 2012 Unfortunately my first lecture was cancelled as the tutor was unwell, but the second one ran brilliantly. Menna took the lecture on short stories and when I say short I really mean short... We started with six word stories, something I didn't know existed. Ernest Hemingway wrote one, and said it was… Continue reading Shortest, Shorter, Short Stories
Coping strategies I use everyday
Before I write this please be aware that these are my strategies and may not be the cheapest or even sanest to use. So before you decide to try them shop around... I tend to find something that works and never change - I like the familiar. I listed my problems in What is dyslexia… Continue reading Coping strategies I use everyday
Coping strategies the university provided without realising it
3rd October 2012 First day... Did I sleep? Course not. The usual questions were running through my head. Will I keep up? Will I be liked (this is an anxiety I get)? Will I understand what they are talking about? Now don't get me wrong I had tried to alleviate the fears. Firstly by getting… Continue reading Coping strategies the university provided without realising it
Kate Murray - Cleaver 