The sports course I’m studying with the Open University has moved on to physical activity and ageing. According to a quiz on our lifestyles, I’m predicted to live until I’m 92. Looks like I’ll be annoying people for a long time to come!
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Setting nets for inspiration
12 January, 2012 
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The final assignment for the Open University’s A174 Start Writing Fiction asks students to write a a short story of 1500 words that includes some use of time-shift and some dialogue. One or more of the following subjects must be used:
Read moreWrestling with short stories
20 December, 2011 0 Comments
In between ice sliding, taking a sick boy to the doctor, collecting animal feed, doing paperwork, and my usual round of daily chores, I managed to squeeze in a few moments working on my writing for the Open University’s A174 Start Writing Fiction. I’m up to Activity 4.5, part of a series of short exercises […]
Read moreWedding’s Eve as narrative
12 December, 2011 0 Comments
I’m continuing to work on Activity 3.9 for the Open University’s A174 Start Writing Fiction, which requires us to write a 500-word story about two women discussing the imminent marriage of one of their daughters. Yesterday, I wrote my take on the story entirely in dialogue. Having done that, I have to rewrite it entirely […]
Read moreWedding’s Eve as dialogue
11 December, 2011 0 Comments
One of my techniques for tackling the activities I find more difficult in the Open University’s A174 Start Writing Fiction is to turn the concept inside out and upside down. If I’m required to write in a way that feels unnatural or alien to me, I turn the entire story on its head, make it […]
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