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(or the invisible link between a game of Solitaire and Freytag’s pyramid...) Exposition: You start your day with a game of Spider Solitaire, betting on a wish — win, and it comes true. There’s always something to wish for, but mostly you wish for a story you’ve sent out to get long listed, even make… Continue reading Winning happens!
“We show the world before we’re ready for their reaction, and like a negative prematurely exposed to the light, our ideas and confidence can fade away in front of our eyes.And then the writer gives up or gets blocked and doesn’t know why.The biggest mistake writers make is not knowing which stage of the writing… Continue reading Flight lessons at Muriwai
Seven years ago, I enrolled in my first creative writing course — Coursera’s Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest. It ticked all the boxes: it was for beginners, online, and free. I thought I’d write for children. I thought it’d be easy. Little did I know I had entered Aladdin’s cave. For my… Continue reading Aladdin’s Cave
Rostislava Pankova-Karadjova 