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Stories/Literacy

February 19, 2016 / Becadroit / Leave a comment

This week a response to a video on reading. Kids with books are good, and I'm a big fan of books and always have been. I want to make that clear. Kate Forsyth is an interesting writer and she has much of value to say about writing practice but a recent video has put me … Continue reading Stories/Literacy

Eeekphrasis

August 16, 2015August 21, 2015 / Becadroit / Leave a comment

It's easy for me to review stuff. I like it, and I think I bring something to each work, or play or film or whatever. However, it's not the only thing I'm on about, or that this site was meant to be about. It's time to go back to first principles. Instead of reviewing works, I'm … Continue reading Eeekphrasis

Examining writing rules

August 14, 2015 / Becadroit / Leave a comment

Sometimes when you learn a lesson, it really takes. Sometimes a lesson becomes a code or a creed to live by or write by and thus become a part of you. I've had a lot of writing advisors, some were actual teachers, and lecturers, and others were found via books or online or just in … Continue reading Examining writing rules

Writing: dreams may come

November 11, 2013 / Becadroit / Leave a comment

True Fact: stories about dreams are mostly boring to other people. This however, won't stop me telling you about my dream. Anyhoo, I dreamt I gave birth to a tiny demonic grey Gumby-looking thing I imagined was a golem (I know, golems aren't born, nor are they usually tiny). It rested in the palm of my … Continue reading Writing: dreams may come

The Storyteller’s Old Magic

May 16, 2011 / Becadroit / 2 Comments

There's power in names. The names we're given, the names we choose for ourselves. The titles we earn and the ones we think we out grow. To name something is to pin it down, collate it, categorise it, accept or dismiss it.  And also to place it in context - a text - a story.  Stories … Continue reading The Storyteller’s Old Magic

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