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Life Writing - Writing Clinic
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Some preliminary questions and things to think about:. What is the difference between an autobiography and a memoir? This is the first question I'm usually asked in a Memoir workshop. The simple answer is that an autobiography covers one's whole life (possibly in separate volumes) while a memoir is based on part of, or a particular episode in, one's life. Different stages of writing:. Yes please, I want the pdf. First person is usual (though not compulsory) for autobiographical writing. Past tense is a m...
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About Me - Writing Clinic
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Photograph by Steve Creffield. I was born in India and grew up on a remote naval engineering base in the Western Ghats with no television and not much to do, so I spent my childhood and teenage years working my way through my mother’s eclectic library of classics from around the world. My mother was a writer and an artist. My parents had met during the war when my father came to Britain to serve in the Royal Indian Navy and my mother was working. As a secretary at Chatham Dockyard. In focusing on structu...
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Writing Clinic - Writing Clinic
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What is Writing Clinic? Are you writing a novel, memoir or short fiction? Would it support you to have deadlines and constructive feedback? Would you like an experienced and supportive mentor to discuss your writing with? Do you have a completed manuscript you would like feedback on or help with? Are you considering self-publishing? How I can help. How I work with you. I can appraise or copy-edit a finished manuscript, or mentor you through the whole process of writing a novel. You can book a one off...
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Testimonials - Writing Clinic
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Catherine Davidson, (Author of 'The Priest Fainted'). Umi Sinha is a kind of writerly. A sharp-eyed angel scanning the text before the print has dried. She has shown a special ability to enter the world of my story, bringing her gifts of understanding to the structure, point-of-view, pacing, plot, language and characterisation of my novel, not to mention a keen editorial regard for spelling, layout and punctuation. But all with the lightest of touches. Invaluable.". Umi Sinha is a naturally gifted teache...
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Point of View - Writing Clinic
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Point of View (POV). Probably the most important decision you make before you start a piece of fiction is whose point of view you are going to tell the story from. Whose story is it? There are advantages and limitations to all points of view, briefly reviewed here:. First Person POV - ‘I’. It creates intimacy and sympathy between narrator and reader. Download a PDF version. Yes please, I want the pdf. Multiple First Person POV (two or more ‘I’s telling story in separate sections). So is effective for sat...
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FAQs - Writing Clinic
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Over the years I've worked with many writers at the Universities of Sussex and Brighton and elsewhere. Many of them began projects on the course - a novel, autobiography or memoir, or a collection of short stories - and wanted support to continue with it after the course ended. Students began to approach me for feedback and advice and so Writing Clinic. Was born. Many of my clients have gone on to win competitions, be published or have stories on radio. See at my Testimonials. I work with anyone.
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Weekly Classes - Writing Clinic
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Creative Writing Classes - Summer 2017. Ten weeks starting on 25th April 2017. Hillcrest Community Centre,. Bay Vue Road, Newhaven BN9 9LH. Suitable for all levels. Ten weeks starting on Friday 28th April. There may be a couple of places on this course for this term only. Fridays 10am to 12.30pm. Hillcrest Community Centre,. Bay Vue Road, Newhaven BN9 9LH. Suitable for all levels. To register ring me on 01323 325891 or email me. This is a mixed ability class. Some people have been published, had stor...
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Workshops - Writing Clinic
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Into the Deep - writing with emotional impact. In this workshop we will explore different ways to create depth and emotional impact in your writing through writing exercises and discussion. It is not about technique but about really getting to heart of why and what you want to write. A day of experimental and reflective writing exercises that could change your whole approach to writing. This workshop would be useful if you:. If you have an idea for a novel or memoir but don't know where to start. In this...
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Plot - Writing Clinic
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What is a plot? Is there a difference between a story and a plot? EM Forster, in his excellent book, 'Aspects of a Novel' gives these examples:. The King died and then the Queen died' is a story. The King died and then the Queen died of grief ' is a plot. (There is cause and effect and it maintains the time sequence). The Queen died, no one knew why, until it was discovered that it was through grief at the death of the King' is a mystery. (There is a question and it reverses the time sequence.). There ar...
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Scene and Summary - Writing Clinic
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Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. One of the best known aphorisms about writing is ‘Show, don’t tell.’ What this means is that a story will engage the reader if it is dramatised in a scene, like a film,. Yes please, I want the pdf. When you download a PDF I will automatically send you my newsletter, which you may unsubscribe yourself from at any time. Your character in a particular place (which you need to create for us, however briefly), in action. Summaries ...
