Well almost. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I am sitting in front of the Christmas tree and trying to ignore the Christmas special on the telly. Enough 'Christmas's'? I think so. Don't get me wrong I'm not a bar-humbug type of person but I do hate the commercialism of it all. My gifts this year… Continue reading It’s Christmas!
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How do you write a two-way radio dialogue?
So I am working on a story and I need my character - a mountain rescuer - to talk to his boss on the two-way in his back pocket. I've already got dialogue in the story so the use of "-" doesn't make it different enough. So do I bold it or CAPITALISE it or… Continue reading How do you write a two-way radio dialogue?
Christmas and mince pies
12th December 2012 Well that was the last lecture of this year and I must admit I was lulled into a false sense of security... There were mince pies and cheesy biscuits and all sorts of goodies including jilebies (an indian sweet that I'm particularly addicted to). So there we all were quietly eating and drinking pomegranate juice -… Continue reading Christmas and mince pies
Essays
5th December 2012 "Essays?" I asked, "really? Like factual... well... essays?" Shockingly the answer was - yes. Now I'm confused. I have an archaeology degree and essays where the pattern of life... How can you use the present to analyse the past? And so on. But I never anticipated anything would be like it in… Continue reading Essays
Translation and… creative writing
28th November 2012 (yes I know this is very late - in my defence though I've been up to my eyeballs in toys as my actual job is a toymaker! Feeling very much like a christmas elf right at the moment. An overworked underpaid elf, but an elf none the less.) Yep you heard right… Continue reading Translation and… creative writing
How I get new ideas…
Lately I've been asked how I get ideas for stories, so I actually sat down and thought about it... I drew a blank. I don't know - they just happen. So I thought instead of trying to explain I'd just tell you how I got one idea. I saw an ant. Just the one but… Continue reading How I get new ideas…
Radio…
Wednesday 21st November 2012 Radio... Who knew. I know I didn't... Before the lesson I actually listened to one whole play - yah I know I'm a philistine not to have listened more. But it's just creative writing was never even on my radar as something I could do, or even enjoy in any other… Continue reading Radio…
Theatre…
Wednesday 14th November 2012 It was an odd day and I felt slightly off kilter. I'd planned on working on toys for the morning but, due to a computer glitch, ended up gazing at a screen till it was time to rush off to my lecture. So by the time I got there I was… Continue reading Theatre…
Needs Assessment
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
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
Kate Murray - Cleaver 