Creative Writing
Conversing, by Terry Freedman
Who would have thought that during lockdown, a time that you can venture out of your front door only if your life depends on it (or you’ve run out of milk), it’s been possible to have conversations with all sorts of people?
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No thanks!, by Terry Freedman
Adverbs serve a purpose, or they wouldn’t exist, they would have fallen into disuse.
Read MoreI failed to do much __________ , but I was pleased to have __________ a further 17% of my __________
Read MoreOn the face of it, experimenting with reworking a piece of writing is pointless. I mean, why bother?
Read MoreAs 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 MoreI like photographing scenery in black and white, even though it may seem counterintuitive to do so.
Read MoreThis 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 More<Updated> You will need a novel and penguin and, if possible, a printed difficulty.
Read MoreThe 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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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.
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 MoreKarina Vidler has penned a great poem about “zooming”!
Read MoreA 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 MoreI thought I’d better take a photo of the last remaining hole before that, too, disappeared.
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a Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
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 MoreThis was written as a creative nonfiction writing assignment I set myself, as a way of paying homage to a dedicated — if fierce — teacher.
Read MoreWhat makes a piece of writing enjoyable to read?
Read MoreSome 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
What are big words doing in the City of London?
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