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King Lear at the Globe Theatre
Tonight we participated in one of London’s premier literary events—King Lear at the Globe. The theater is a re-creation of the venue in which Shakespeare’s contemporaries would have attended his plays, best experienced, we were told, from the “yard.” Standing. … Continue reading
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There’s No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
For yesterday afternoon’s screenwriting class, we had a guest speaker: Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, currently on a book tour for Crime. Unexpectedly for a writer of his cult stature, he didn’t just show up to be interviewed by Antonia, with … Continue reading
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Learning Styles
Two days in to our screenwriting workshop with Antonia Bird (Ravenous) and Marcella Forster, it’s clear that we’ll be engaging the material with a lot of in-class exercises. The course started yesterday right away with a questionnaire to help us … Continue reading
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Cambridge Day One: Setting Goals
For the next three weeks, I will be living every writer’s dream: I am studying at Cambridge! Just in the nick of time (I’m about to graduate), my master’s program has collaborated with Pembroke College to create a two-track course … Continue reading
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