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Day 3: Understanding the ‘plot and structure’ myth

Day 31 hr free-writing + getting notebooks If you have read books about writing – and especially screenwriting – you will recognise what Jacqui’s saying here: they predominantly focus on plot and structure. In Jacqui’s view, an over-reliance on these can inhibit creativity – especially when it comes to starting a work. If a writer… Continue reading Day 3: Understanding the ‘plot and structure’ myth

Part I: Overcoming the Obstacles to writing

Conquering self-doubt and procrastination Conquering. Vanquishing. These are the medieval activities I yearn to enact upon my army of unhelpful impulses. I feel roused. Self doubt: I think humility, critical thinking, openness to being wrong, and respect for learning are honourable traits as a human bean and valuable perspectives for a writer. Understood this way,… Continue reading Part I: Overcoming the Obstacles to writing

Introduction to the course

Good for: * exploratory writing * motivation to write * overcoming writer’s block * general learning * beginning/er novelists * those with up to 2 hours a day Not for: x planning your work x technical advice x detailed lessons x experienced novelists x those with less than 1.5 hours a day About this programme… Continue reading Introduction to the course

Guides for Prose

Where are we going? These posts follow my journey through various guides to prose writing. I welcome travel companions!

Imaginative or Creative?

I recently learned to distinguish these two, for the purposes of writing. A friend asked me which one I was, if “imaginative” was synonymous with generating ideas, and “creative” was synonymous with generating work. I had to admit that I was far more imaginative than creative; and far less creative than I wanted to be.… Continue reading Imaginative or Creative?