[BNM] [OT] Fresh writing sessions - April & May

[Libby Davy]

Hi All

Spring has come and it's time for even fresher writing!

Here's your twee poem of the season... goes down well with children  
<snigger> and silly adults.

"Spring has sprung, the grass is ris',
I wonder where the birdie is?

There he is up in the sky,
He dropped some whitewash in my eye!

I'm alright, I won't cry,
I'm just glad that cows can't fly!"

Now enough of all that nonsense. Here are the dates for the next  
series of our popular and lively Fresh Writing Classes at The Werks.

Tuesdays 10.30 - 12.30

1 April

(then a three week break with school holidays - so don't miss it)

22 April

6 May

20 May

Put them in your diaries now if you have a positive intention to come  
and learn / create / express / play.

More information about the classes here http://upcoming.yahoo.com/ 
event/402221/

To celebrate the fresh new season - three top tips for improving your  
writing & blogging... and expanding your mind...


1.	 Watch your verbs

Verbs are (remember!?) "doing words". They are the action of your  
sentences. If you want your writing to jump from the page, give it  
legs. Think about your verbs. Use new ones. Take risks, combine them  
in new ways with your nouns ("naming words"). Experiment. Wake people  
up. Surprise them.

Here is a list to play with, inspired by Spring...

Nest
Sow
Melt
Hatch
Thaw
Grow
Radiate
Tweet
Explode
Shoot
Create

Use them in unlikely ways and surprise yourself. Thaw those frozen  
fingers. Explode onto the page. Or just tweet a little.


2.	Stay alert with new ideas

The wonders of modern tech. Register a Google Alert for a key word  
expression that relates to your work / passion / writing / life. One  
of mine is "authentic blogging". I get sent blog posts from all  
around the world that use these two key words together. I am forever  
finding relevant, inspiring new material to write/blog about.

Give it a try. Register at http://www.google.com/alerts and follow  
the prompts.

It's easier than you think.


3.	You Think, I Think, We Think (Better) Together

Last thing is... you just gotta watch this clip... if you are  
remotely interested in creativity and innovation. Yum.

http://authenticblogging.com/2008/03/26/you-think-i-think-we-think- 
better-together/

Better still, buy the book. "We Think" by Charles Leadbetter.


Reap what you sow.


Hope to see you Tuesday.

Libby

x

PS -  Happy to come into organisations and do affordable bespoke  
sessions.








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