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
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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
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
Kate Murray - Cleaver 