beckycherriman
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The End of the Sabbatical, Award Applications, Coming to Terms with Rejection and Forthcoming Performance
I’m starting with the novel because it definitely has been the primary focus this month. Last month Skybound’s word count was twenty five thousand words. It is now at forty one thousand four hundred words and, considering what a hectic month I’ve had, I’m pleased with the progress. However, due to financial constraints, I’ve had…
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Happy New Year – Competition Win, January Workshop And The Year Ahead
What I’ve been up to I was delighted to discover just before Christmas that I had WON (you always have to upper-case wins, don’t you?) first prize in last year’s Speakeasy Open Creative Writing Competition with my poem ‘Namesake’, which was a very welcome £125. You can read http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Speakeasy/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=90615 Here is my certificate. N.B. If you…
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Today’s Special Offer, January Workshop, Novel News, Poetry and More
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Sabbatical Update and Poetry Reading at Puzzle Hall on 5th November
I emerge from literature festival season and an Arvon five day novel writing retreat with Patrick Neate and Diana Evans shattered, but with new direction. I’ve been busier than expected, running thirteen workshops or so in the last month despite the week away and I’ve been to so many literary events I’ve barely had time…