Surprisingly the first chapter is written - :O Was it easy? Hell no! I sweated over this. It was a labour to get out onto the page. But it wasn't the planning or the content that got me. It was the expectation. I have a number of people who read my work - because of… Continue reading Dissertation 3
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Open mics and reading
Well, I did it. I stood up in front of people and read my stories. So far I have done three. The first was an open mic and I read a story about a serial killer. Then a week or later I went to the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea and read 'Oil and Water'… Continue reading Open mics and reading
Guest Writer – Rhian Edwards
Rhian Edwards came and gave a lecture on poetry at Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, last Wednesday. Now I am not one for the poetry but this lecture blew me away. It began fairly normally enough with Rhian running through poetry performance and how to find out where to do it. It was interesting and helpful.… Continue reading Guest Writer – Rhian Edwards
Guest Writer – Nigel Rodenhurst
On the 27th of March Nigel Rodenhurst came into Trinity Saint David, the Lampeter campus, to talk about his work. When I heard he was talking I thought, "Strange the man running the student support in uni has the same name." But I shrugged and thought nothing of it. Then on the 27th as I sat… Continue reading Guest Writer – Nigel Rodenhurst
Sleep deprivation
This is short story that I wrote for the course. Enjoy.... Sleep Deprivation He looked at Sylvia’s face. Her snoring had woken him again. It was arrogant kind of snoring. Her face was soft still, not much lined but it made an appalling noise; the kind of noise which, in the dark of night made… Continue reading Sleep deprivation
Screenwriting 3
I've changed my idea, the other one just wasn't working. It was a decent enough story, a child's fantasy, but it just didn't have 'legs'. There was very little way of putting in a subplot and exploring the intricacies of screenwriting. So out went the child's film and in comes the adult drama. I'm actually… Continue reading Screenwriting 3
Fairytales and Folk Stories
Wednesday 20th February 2013 Now I have been addicted to fairy tales in the past. As a child my illustrated collection (two volumes) were my favourite books, but seriously I hadn't thought about them for a very long time. So when I realised that the lecture was about fairy tales I was interested. But I did see the… Continue reading Fairytales and Folk Stories
Screenwriting 2
Wednesday 13th February 2013 It's time to actually put pen to paper and the first thing I get to decide is how to write something that happens in the story via narrator speak. I don't want a voice over so I have to tell the story by writing a small plot... It's difficult - more… Continue reading Screenwriting 2
Screenwriting 1
Wednesday 6th February 2013 My first lesson back from Christmas and it's what I've been looking forward to since beginning the Masters. Screenwriting! Films... To say I'm a film-buff would be an understatement. I love movies and I watch them all, from the really bad ones where the camera shakes to the massive billion pound… Continue reading Screenwriting 1
Assignments and Dissertation Ideas
Does time really pass this quickly? The answer is of course yes, especially when you are having a bit of fun. But I still can't believe that I'm thinking about dissertation ideas... My course doesn't officially begin lectures again until the 7th of February, which is great as my assignments need to be in on… Continue reading Assignments and Dissertation Ideas
Kate Murray - Cleaver 