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Recipe for a Writer’s Course

By Jacqueline Taylor

Wednesday 6th April 2016

Thank you to the lovely Jackie Taylor who visited us at The Grange by the Sea, Isle of Wight for Crysse Morrison’s writing course. We couldn’t agree more with Jackie’s recipe on Writing. Gather together your ingredients and join us in the summer on sunny Skyros island, Greece. We have a collective mix of published authors bringing you courses from Writing your Novel to Historical Fiction to Comedy Writing and Writing a Screenplay. See our full list of writers and courses on offer here: skyros.com/courses/writing/. Have an idea of what you want to write in mind? Call us on 01983 86 55 66 and we can suggest one of our best writing courses for your needs.

The Grange – Recipe for a Writer’s  Course
By Jacqueline Taylor

Ingredients

-    A large dollop of open mindedness
-    A medium dollop of humour
-    A pinch of eccentricity
-    A sniff of curiosity
-    A wealth of experience
-    A handful of gems
-    A spoonful of balls
-    A ladle of words
-    A ton of courage
-    A modicum of time
-    A trunk full of emotions

Method

Mix all of the above together
Shake it about a bit
Separate and re mix
Separate again and adjust the doseage
Attempt to create and assemble
Occasionally shake it up a bit more
Gain confidence in the creation
Complete the assembly and submit the finished production

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