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Discovery Day 2 at Foyles, London

Literary Agents, Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh, sister companies, held their second Discovery Day for new writers on Saturday 16th November 2013. Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road, hosted the event. Book pitching opportunities were followed by Q & A sessions in the cafe. … Continue reading

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Writers who based their writing on photos and art

Writers who based their writing on photos and art: Amy Tan I came across this article about Amy Tan’s book The Valley of Amazement. Click on the link below and scroll down to the section The Story Behind The Story … Continue reading

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Visual Spark One

Visual Sparks As we have been discussing the use of images to inspire ideas for your writing, I thought I would post a selection of Visual Sparks over the next few months from other sources. The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is a great place to look … Continue reading

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Comments

Note to those who have commented on posts: As I’ve been subjected to masses of spam in the last few months, I want to apologise if you left a genuine comment about a post and it’s been inadvertently deleted. I have introduced measures … Continue reading

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Interpreting the Visual 2 – How to avoid the Predictable Part One

How to avoid the Predictable                            Part One woman running © ryphotographer    istockphoto.com In the last post we looked at three photos – all night shots. I deliberately chose images that didn’t give too much away in terms of story ideas, … Continue reading

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Interpreting the Visual

In my last post, I wrote about my love of the visual—of photographs, art, illustrations and so on and how you can relate them to your writing. This post is a further encouragement to think visually and to develop that interpretive muscle that sees the … Continue reading

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Review of ‘Tar-The Wandering’ by Martha’s Bookshelf

Quick update: This is a link to a review by American audio-book reviewer Martha’s Bookshelf last year for my audio-book, Tar-The Wandering. Many thanks, Martha. http://marthasbookshelf.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/audio-book-review-tar-wandering-by.html

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‘Capturing the wonder’

(Eagle Coast: image copyright Spectral-Design via iStockphoto.com) Capturing the wonder Pinning to the boards I’ve created on Pinterest has gripped me for the last few months. I love the fact that the visual can be a springboard for writing. We approach … Continue reading

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New: Visual Resource for Writers available on Pinterest – Narrative Spark

Hello, Over the last two months I have been developing a visual resource for writers. The link is: http://pinterest.com/helensea/ I will be writing much more about this in the months to come. I update the resource regularly, it’s free to … Continue reading

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The Lion who ate the Moon – a new story post by Helen Sea

One night, the moon decided to challenge the sun. “I‘m tired of being hidden away when you are shining. I’m going to stay right here in the morning and glow through the day. We’ll see who has the brightest light.” … Continue reading

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