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Ready, set, collage!
Hello I hope you had a good month. I just thought I’d pop in and share the collages that I made for Februllage. In last month’s post, I mentioned that I was taking part in the challenge led by two … Continue reading
Writing a novel is a marathon, not a sprint. (But there may be some sprinting involved!)
It’s done. The second draft of my novel is finally finished. I can’t quite believe it. I also can’t quite believe how long I’ve been working on it: Feb 2020: After brewing the bones of the story and characters on … Continue reading
Posted in art, Inspiration, Novel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art making, collage, creativity, novel writing, Novelling, Writing, writing tips
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“Listen to the sound of waves inside you.
You are dreaming your thirst,when the water you wantis inside the big vein on your neck.”–Rumi I hope your year got off to a good start. After all the hoping and planning I did in December to get back to … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, Development, Inspiration, Novel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art, collage, creative process, Creative Writing, creativity, fantasy, flow, Pacific, poetry, Rumi, sescapes, steal like an artist, Ursula k le Guin, Writing
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“October is a symphony of permanence and change.” –Bonaro W. Overstreet
It’s been a while since I’ve posted because I’ve been taking my own advice: in April I wrote about how important improvisation is to my theatre practice and after dwelling on that it’s opened a door to a whole lot … Continue reading
Posted in art, Development, Novel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art making, artist, change, creativity, dreams of nature, Improvisation, inspiration, nature, New Forest, novel writing, painting, printmaking, writer
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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” – George Orwell, 1984
This month I’ve been getting more and more interested in understanding the process of writing and making art, in the hope of understanding myself and being more comfortable with how I work. When I moved from directing to playwriting I … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, Development, Inspiration, Novel, Theatre, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art making, Creative Writing, directing, Improvisation, Ishiguro, Jazz, Katie Mitchell, novel writing, painting, Theatre, visual art, Writing, writing tips
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“March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.” – Khalil Gibran
As the UK starts to open up after what feels like an awfully long period of lockdown, it’s left me thinking what, from the changes lockdown has brought to my life, do I want to keep?
This month has been shadowed for me, as I’m sure it has for you, with the memory of that first lockdown. I distinctly remember turning to my boss that day we closed the office, the person I sat next to at my day job every day, with no knowledge of when I’d see him in person again. I hardly ever worked from home. Not coming into the office was going to be a major change for us all. “See you… online I guess?” I said as we parted ways. Continue reading
Posted in art, Development, Novel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art, bear, Covid-19, Emma Darwin, Emma Gannon, illustration, illustrations, Khalil Gibran, lockdown, March, multi-hyphen method, Novel, Novelling, Paris, reentry, SPring, WFH, working from home, writing tips
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“In February there is everything to hope for and nothing to regret.” – Patience Strong
February’s been quite an active month for me. It started with attending Devoted & Disgruntled which I try to do every year. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it’s a two-and-a-half-day conference that asks the question ‘What are we … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Development, Novel, Script, Theatre, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Covid-19, culture, Marina Carr, NaNoWriMo, novel writing, Novelling, Philip Ridley, playwriting, Theatre, Writing
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