Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Three – Day One

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Other than Brad and work I don’t think I’ve stuck with anything this long, I usually give up. Exercise Eleven Part A Write about a person. Where they [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day Six

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ “You get up an hour early wanko!” I loved this quote from todays podcast. Exercise Ten Another ten minute free write. Pick an object from our day six [read more…]

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Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day Five

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Ten Choose two names from the list we made on day one (Mine is here should be interested) Person one is writing an emotive letter to person [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day Four

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Nine Another free write. Write on any subject. Keep writing for ten minutes. Standing in the queue for check-in we made small talk about what plans we’d [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day Three

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Nine Another free write. Write on any subject. Keep writing for ten minutes. I don’t believe in ghosts. I don’t believe in an after life. I don’t [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day Two

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Eight Another free write. Write on any subject. Keep writing for ten minutes. Yesterday I talk about school and history lessons but I actually started talk about [read more…]

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My mom the badass!

My mother is awesome. There are lots of stories I have that show her as a badass or caring mother but there’s one that, well, sometimes it can be one of those ‘you had to be there’ stories, other times it makes me giggle thinking about. My mother likes a [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week Two – Day One

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Seven Write for ten minutes about whatever you like – no stopping. Don’t worry about grammar, feel free to change subject at any point. Try not to [read more…]

Couch to 80k

Couch to 80K – Week One – Day Six

I’m doing the “Couch to 80k” – a writing bootcamp from writer and poet Tim Clare. For more information go here: http://www.timclarepoet.co.uk/couchto80kwritingbootcamp/ Exercise Six Interesting objects found in the protagonists bag. Try to be specific. Feel free to write about more than one protagonist. Protagonist One The stub from a [read more…]