Blog: Mel's Muse

Competition - Day 5 - 5 Things You'd Like To Do Before You Die

Okay – so you don’t want to be the first. I understand that! BUT IT'S NOW DAY 5 OF THE COMPETITION, WITH ONLY 23 DAYS LEFT TO GO!

This is a bit like having a primary school birthday party when all the other children are too shy to come in. Remember that? When your guests...

Posted at 08:53am on 7th September 2008

Creative Writing - Creativity In Conflict

DEALING WITH CONFLICT – DO YOU KNOW HOW?

Ever felt that you fall out with your partner / colleague / mother about the same thing, over and over? Not sure why this happens? Even less sure what to do about it?

This Post will, I hope, be of interest to anyone reading it, not simply to...

Posted at 22:53pm on 5th September 2008

Competition - Day 3 - 5 Things You Want To Do Before You Die

The recent death of Dave Freeman aged 47, author of 100 Things To Do Before You Die, has prompted a flurry of posts on various sites.

Come on everyone! Today is Day 3 of the COMPETITION I launched on Wednesday.

Post your comments showing the top 5 Things You Want To Do Before You Die and...

Posted at 15:48pm on 5th September 2008

Competition - 5 Things You'd Like To Do Before You Die

The recent death of Dave Freeman aged 47, author of 100 Things To Do Before You Die, has prompted a flurry of posts on various sites.

So I’ve decided to launch a COMPETITION.

Post your comments showing the top 5 Things You'd Like To Do Before You Die and you could win a free copy of my...

Posted at 11:03am on 3rd September 2008

Child Pornography

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY – A SUBJECT FOR DRAMA?

Child pornography may not be everyone’s ideal Sunday evening viewing (UK - BBC1 – Fiona’s Story), but it is, sadly, a topical subject. The problem, to my mind, is the way it was dramatised. Am I the only one to feel that it was all very unsatisfactory? Both...

Posted at 10:21am on 2nd September 2008

The How-to Of Creative Writing - Credible Characters

A couple of days ago in the How-to of Creative Writing, I said that Characters – whether in fiction or true-life stories – need:

Credibility – to be true to life Creativity – in the way they respond to conflict Complexity – depth which makes them three dimensional

Today we’re going to look at the first of...

Posted at 18:41pm on 1st September 2008

Magazine Articles, Bereavement Poem & Readers' Feedback

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Sorry I haven’t had time to update my diary lately. It’s been a bit hectic. Besides, what is there to say about this sodden summer? Several interviews and articles featuring my novel, A Painful Post Mortem have appeared in various publications: Activate, The Christian Writer, Devon Today among them, with more to follow.

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My bereavement poem, Death...

Posted at 20:44pm on 31st August 2008

The How-to Of Creative Writing - Characterisation

DO YOU ANALYSE WHAT YOU READ AND WATCH?

Last week we looked at the way in which Theme determines the subject or focal point of a story. Have you found, since then, that you’re beginning to be a little more analytical about what you read and watch?

Before I started writing professionally, I never considered...

Posted at 22:19pm on 30th August 2008

Paedophiles Offered Castration, Daily Telegraph Reports

Other Posts on Current Affairs: Rick Warren

Paedophiles are to be offered a chemical castration following completion of their sentence, in order to prevent re-offending, so we’re told. The report reminded me of a story I heard recently, when we were dining with friends. Ted (not his real name) is a retired Headmaster and a Lay...

Posted at 22:59pm on 27th August 2008

59 Million Keywords To Publication

Related topics: Reading Between the Lines

59 million keywords to publication!

Now I love words. And I guess anyone who can be bothered to read or write a blog like this one must love’em too. But fifty-nine million? Here are a few statistics defining Ammon Shea’s recently published book:

• One man
• One year
• 20...

Posted at 19:08pm on 25th August 2008

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