Okay so it's a little late... On the first of the month the first thing we say in our house is - "White Rabbits" Course this is probably a corruption of another tradition, but in our family it is our own tradition. I've been working on fairy tales and have mind-mapped Goldilocks and the Three… Continue reading White Rabbits!
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Trick, not Treat
This is a short story written as part of my masters course. Enjoy! Trick, Not Treat When the electricity failed, Pat was plunged into darkness and was not aware of anything except for the suspicion of a noise out on the porch. He froze, hands suspended above the keyboard, not sure if he had heard… Continue reading Trick, not Treat
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
Research and how much of a story ought to be true?
I was researching an essay on Dinosaur Footprints and I decided to include North Brother Island, which is an abandoned quarantine island between the Bronx and Queens. There is an abandoned leper colony in America, right next to NYC… If you look at it online then you can see the devastation, the trees growing through… Continue reading Research and how much of a story ought to be true?
How to write and live… And Happy New Year!
On the 29th December a blogger I follow called Cristian Mihai wrote a blog called You either write or live. In it Cristian quotes: “The more you write, the less you feel alive,” says Jonathan Fisher. Cristian then goes on to agree... Except I don't. If you write or you live then there would be a… Continue reading How to write and live… And Happy New Year!
A conundrum
"The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of consequence." Cyril Connolly This was posted in the Thresholds Facebook page... and it got me thinking. Is the only true function of a writer to create a… Continue reading A conundrum
Boxing day and big brown bears
It is strange when you realise just how young you were when you started to expand your vocabulary. Twas Boxing day yesterday and my sister and her tiny son (less than a year old) were round for Christmas leftovers. Well after eating she was playing with Bill and suddenly he takes off for the kitchen,… Continue reading Boxing day and big brown bears
Kate Murray - Cleaver 