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Why Publishers Say No – The Six Mistakes Writers Make

Posted by rivalblogger on 1st May 2010

A half-day workshop presented by Amanda Patterson 

The workshop includes:

  • The Six Most Common Mistakes Made by First Time Writers
  • Interactive Exercises
  • Common Fiction Writing Errors
  • Writing Tips

Where: Johannesburg / When: 15 May 2010

Where: Durban / When: 25 June 2010

Where: Cape Town / When: 6 July 2010

From 09:00 – 13:00

Fees: R 1 650, 00 (ex VAT)

RSVP: news@writerswrite.co.za

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For aspirant writers in Gauteng and Cape Town

Posted by rivalblogger on 19th April 2010

I received the following e-mail from Amanda Patterson and thought the event might be quite interesting for anspirant writers in Gauteng or Cape Town.

The desperate damsel in distress melts, sobbing, into the arms of the criminally gorgeous hero. In the shadows, the villain and the super*itch plot the couple’s downfall…

Close-up on the actors, their lips locked in a passionate dance of l*st…

Hold for a beat, then we’re out.

Cue the seductive music.

Overlay the opening credits.

Join us as we enter the world of the soap: the glamour, the intrigue, the rich and the poor, the good and the bad, the bold and the beautiful, the young and the restless, as the world turns, all the days of our lives…

Express your creativity. Socialise with other writers. Make a date for an unforgettable night of fiction, fabulous company and fine writing.

P.S. Everyone’s gorgeous. Gorgeous and glamorous. In the morning, they wake up, hair and make-up perfect, no morning breath, take a nibble of French toast, sip black coffee and are instantly ready to have more sex, take over rival mining empires, crush dynasties, and continue their affairs with their gym trainers under their husbands’ noses… (And this, all before their morning showers…)

Bring a notepad, bring a book club, bring an appetite, and bring a pen.

Date: 28 April 2010 / 5 May 2010

Venue: The Local Grill @ 10 Bompas Road, Dunkeld West, Sandton, Johannesburg / Salt @ The Ambassador, Bantry Bay, Cape Town

Time: 18:30 – 21:30

RSVP: news@thewrite.co.za

Cost: R250, 00 – includes superb dinner and Wrting Exercises with Amanda Patterson & Christian Blomkamp, head writer for Generations (SA’s most successful soap opera)

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Writers Write – short competition

Posted by rivalblogger on 9th January 2010

I some how ended up on the mailing list for Amanda Pattersons’ “Writers Write” crowd which every now and then seems to have some interesting things on the go.

Today I got the following e-mail competition below which I thought would appeal to any aspiring writers or even people who would like to try and get their creative juices flowing.

Basically you take the following text and complete it with a “Galactogram” of 12 words. The winner wins a bottle of wine. Please send the response plus a full set of contact details to amanda@writerswrite.co.za before 25 January 2010.

The Date is 5th November 3011

You have just arrived on Planet Moana.

The first thing you are required to do is to send an Inter-Galactogram, to your commander.

Warp speed has been a problem ever since the Great Intergalactic Wars of 2991.

You are only allowed to send 12 words before the entire system freezes.

What would you say?

 

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