On the face of it, experimenting with reworking a piece of writing is pointless. I mean, why bother?
Read MoreWhat I've learnt from experiments in style
in Creative Writing, EiS, Oulipo
Creative Writing
Hamlet reimagined as the Dice Man
As you may know, the Dice Man makes all his decisions on the basis of a throw of the dice. Imagine if Hamlet was the Dice Man…
Read MorePhotoPrompt #56: A park scene
I like photographing scenery in black and white, even though it may seem counterintuitive to do so.
Read MoreWriting the Oulipo: A Taster
This course will look at examples of constraints created by some of the Oulipo’s main proponents, including the Hundred Thousand Billion Sonnets, the Metro Poem, and others.
Read MoreYak the Oulipo: a taxi (Updated)
<Updated> You will need a novel and penguin and, if possible, a printed difficulty.
Read MoreAdvertising as part of TV programmes (Updated)
The recent report by Smart Energy GB into how environmentally friendly British TV shows are is quite interesting, though not in a good way.
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Review: How to write short
This is a very different book from Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer's Guide And Anthology, both in content and style, but covers similar ground.
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This image of the start of Beowulf is from the British Library. It has no known copyright restrictions.
My partial translation of Beowulf
In the first session of a course called the Seven Ages of Poetry, the tutor, Julian Birkett, divided the class into breakout rooms and asked us to translate a translation of one of the verses.
Read MoreA Zoom poem
Karina Vidler has penned a great poem about “zooming”!
Read MoreMy Writing Day --Variation
A great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go, or at least my phone.
Read MorePhotoPrompt #52: A hole
I thought I’d better take a photo of the last remaining hole before that, too, disappeared.
Read MoreA literature course I'd like to take if it were available
a Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
A writer's diary: day 2
A great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go. It fits into a pocket, and now and then there’s a great shot just waiting to be taken.
Read MoreOld Nick
This was written as a creative nonfiction writing assignment I set myself, as a way of paying homage to a dedicated — if fierce — teacher.
Read MoreOn this day #2: Enjoyable writing
What makes a piece of writing enjoyable to read?
Read MoreIs creative writing teachable?
Some people say "of course creative writing can be taught", while others say the opposite. I take a slightly more nuanced view.
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You, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #51: Big words
What are big words doing in the City of London?
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One of several metal balls leading up to the Millennium Bridge
PhotoPrompt #50: Stainless Steel Ball
What’s a stainless steel ball doing near the iconic Millennium Bridge?
Read MorePhotoPrompt #49: A gunpowder magazine
Imagine being in the same (small) building as 10,400 barrels of gunpowder…
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Metal box in a park, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #48: Metal box on a pole in a park
I have no idea what this is for, or what it contains.
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