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Writing habits: how much time do you need to write?

How are your writing habits?

Do you scribble on shopping lists, used envelopes and newspaper margins?

Congratulations, you've developed excellent writing habits.

Most would be writers assume that you need perfect conditions to develope as a writer.

They couldn't be more wrong.  The more time you have the less likely you are to make it. 

Remember, activity expands to fill the time available.  Making cups of tea, checking the washing, having a walk round the garden.

All these can be justified by 'I have plenty of time.  I don't need to start for another 10 minutes, half an hour or half a day.'

It's when you've only got ten minutes, that you can be at your most creative.  Don't go for the long essay title or think you'll write a complete article, though you might.

Scribble down the important facts of what you want to write about.

Use bullet points, 1.2.3 format.  Use whatever it takes to capture those ideas.

Then when you have half an hour, expand your notes into the format you want.  An article, the bones of a book chapter, a blog entry.

There's a wonderful short story by Somerset Maugham called the Lotus Eater who goes to a small island to create the definitive novel.  When a colleague visits him several years later, the would be novelist is lazy, drinks too much and hasn't written a word.

Here's to not having enough time.

Writing East Midlands Workshop

Writing ambitions : networking and information day for Derbyshire writers on Sat 3rd July 2010, 10am-3pm at Genesis Business & Conference Centre, 32-46 King Street, Alfreton, DE55 7DQ

for more information check out the website http://www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk/

Writer's Almanac

I plug this from time to time because I think it's a fantastic resource for writers.  It's expanded my knowledge about writers familiar to me and introduced me to many I've never met before.

when you subscribe you receive a daily email about writng and writers, particularly those who have an anniversary or birthday that day.  In addition they run themes throughout the year and the following extra.

The whole service is free but they do ask for donations given it's a public service.

The Writer's Almanac EXTRA: Resources for poetry lovers Every day of the year, listeners tune in to more than 300 public radio stations across the U.S. to hear Garrison Keillor read a short poem or two and share an historical insight. In The Writer’s Almanac Extra, we survey highlights from the show’s past month, matching readings with books of poetry.


For more information go to 

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/

Quotes for writers

E.O. Wilson 'Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.'

Amplified Leicester’s event next Wednesday 16th June. This is the latest in a great series of free talks that Amplified Leicester have been hosting in the last few months.




Full details are below, you can sign up using the website link at the end of the invite. If you have any further questions, please contact the coordinator Ravinder Kaur rav.kaur@dmu.ac.uk

Contact: Jayne Childs: Project Coordinator,CreativeCoffee Club 07932 591964
http://www.creativecoffeeleicester.com/

Transliteracy Group, De Montfort University Leicester

Check out the Transliteracy Research Group blog which is updated every week or so by a group of transliteracy researchers and practitioners. The current TRG writers are Tia Azulay, Heather Conboy, Gareth Howell, Anietie Isong, Jess Laccetti, Kirsty McGill, Kate Pullinger, Sue Thomas and Christine Wilks.


Recently they have been writing about:

• transliteracy in China

• a new Master’s module on New Media Narratives

• the launch of the Electronic Literature Directory

• an MA in Performance Writing at UCF/Arnolfini

• a discussion of Site Specific Stories using Layar on the iPhone

• a link to a video ‘Transliteracy as Blueberry Smoothie’ by Brian Hulsey

• an account of telling stories of belief and disbelief in Africa

• and a clever way to test your level of transliteracy in A Quick Code...

There’s also this community, Transliteracy Notes. for the discussion of ideas and projects. And you can follow all kinds of threads via the Twitter hashtag #transliteracy

Transliteracy is attracting interest from many disciplines and they welcome your involvement.