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Tell me a story to soothe my head. Tell me a January ghost story, please. So this is what she heard more or less. A ghost story in January, the… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton Phoenix Writers and Nanowrimo Goaltrackers!( English Tuition Bolton Manchester)
A Ghost Story for January! “He scudded past the golden maple and the bay tree, and there they all were in the summer- house which was home. And he… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton Manchester: English Tuition GCSE-Ghost Stories
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I must say a few words about NaNoWriMo. It has boosted my writing productivity enormously and is great fun too! NaNoWriMo is the worldwide, motivational competition to write a 50000-word… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition Bolton, Manchester and Bury: NaNoWriMo 2017!
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Phoenix writers met for a critique session last week, before the summer break. I wrote this in my sunny yard, trying to make a conversation between two people carry an… Read More »Creative Writing Tuition: Bolton Manchester and Bury.(GCSE English Tutor Bolton)
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Today, following on from Anne’s unicorn on the bus, we are going to create another extraordinary story world. This world will be shaped around an AVENUE or CUL… Read More »Edward Gorey Creative Writing Prompt Summary: English Tuition Bolton Manchester
Several weeks ago Phoenix writers enjoyed an excellent workshop on Memoir Writing by Anne Caldwell. We were asked to create a short scene of about 500 words in which conflict… Read More »Creative Writing Bolton Manchester Phoenix Writers : Conflict and atmosphere!
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