It's amazing what a lick of paint can do to brighten up a shabby room, follow that with a new cushion or two on a sofa and a colourful throw on a bed and you have a small makeover that makes all the difference. My blog was starting to look a bit shabby, both in signage and appearance and, … Continue reading Introducing…
Author: Rae
A Pat on the Back
Today I feel remarkably confident. The self-doubt has disappeared, well for the time being anyway or rather, until I hand in my next assignment. You see, I received my formative feedback from my tutor and it was REALLY GOOD! I've had a couple of days to digest this good news and yes, I've spent a good … Continue reading A Pat on the Back
Well Travelled
After feedback from my tutor on my first assignment I felt a bit deflated. If I'm being honest I didn't understand the workings of poetry; it's been years since I studied it and even longer in writing it. The exercises in Part 2 Reading and developing your ear did produce a germ or two but … Continue reading Well Travelled
And breathe…
My first assignment for The Art of Poetry has been submitted online to my tutor. It was a day or two ahead of my deadline; endless amendments were causing too much frustration so I decided to stop using the red pen and hit the send button instead. I'm not sure what to make of the first assignment, … Continue reading And breathe…
Making a Start
Now that I've had a chance to look at the course materials, I'm enthusiastic about starting The Art of Poetry. Whilst I'm not familiar with writing poetry, I'm eager to get cracking on the first assignment. So, with that in mind I have ordered two books from Amazon: Writing Poems by Peter Sansom and A … Continue reading Making a Start
Poetry begins…
Let's do this!
Quote of the day
“The first draft of anything is shit.” ― Ernest Hemingway
A Novel Idea
From the advice of my tutor, I am now in the process of turning assignment 5 into a young adult novel. This seems a daunting task especially as I hadn't thought of it as such when I started writing it as a short story. Having made the necessary edits on my last two assignments and reflective commentary, … Continue reading A Novel Idea
Nearly There…
Re-draft, re-draft, re-write, edit...
A Welcome Retreat
I'm a terrible procrastinator. There's always some notable distraction that takes me away from writing and I start to feel frustrated. I should by now have a routine where I leave the mundane chores for another time and let the dust settle, the laundry pile up and the dinner cook itself...like that's ever going to … Continue reading A Welcome Retreat
Writefully So... 