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Cat on a hot bin roof

10/11/2012

There was something about the comfortable posture of this cat and the way she was outlined against the wall that demanded a photo. Besides the title of this blog pinged into my mind there and then. But should it have been 'a hot bin lid'? Hmm. Titles are very serendipitous and it's worth keeping a title alarm ticking all the time. A passing comment or a headline can lead to a title. They can arise out of a story or provide the impulse to write one. They signpost the reader to the content. Sometimes the title can be the best thing about a story, rather like this cat perched on top of lots of rubbish. If she hadn't been there, I wouldn't have taken the photo.

Perhaps finding a title isn't your problem but deciding where to begin your story is. I've cropped this photo because it had too much wall and not enough cat to begin with. It can be the same with writing. What should go and what should stay? Sometimes advice from a professional is required.

We can help! Check out the Writer's Surgery HERE.

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14/9/2012

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As promised, here's a tree. Prettier than wash basins and taken last spring, in case you're thinking it's a phenomena of climate change. It may be a Judas tree but more likely it's a cherry. I'm not good at tagging my photos or keeping them in any kind of sensible order.

There's still a couple of places left on the short story course starting next Thursday 20th. From blossoming inspiration to final draft in three sessions! What's not to like? Go HERE

If anyone is thinking of signing up to one of my Exeter College creative writing classes, this is where I will be and when. The information in the prospectus and on the website isn't correct. I shall be at the Mint Methodist Church on Tuesday mornings. The course starts on September 25th at 10am. The same course runs in the evening at the Hele Road site starting on 25th September at 6.45. You have to sign up for one or the other.

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