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WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Please do not disturb! Writing in response to photos from the C&C Archive During one of my recent workshops, I asked the group – who I have been working with since January, why the weekly writing workshops matter to them? I asked them this because they were talking about how they really didn’t like it...

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WHAT HAVE YOU DISCOVERED?

The view of Chester Town Centre from the Roman City Walls Hello, This month has been all about research and new discoveries…from a weekend exploring Chester and attending the Lapidus National Conference (Lapidus is the Writing for Wellbeing Organisation that Creative Writes is a Professional Member of: http://www.lapidus.org.uk/), a visit to the V&A Archives with my...

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A STORY SHARED

The Creative Writes video tells our story  Hello & welcome! The whirlwind of activity has continued to spin around the Creative Writes core! We had a wonderful set of five creative writing workshops at our headquarters in Muswell Hill, N10. The group formed a bond and we covered a range of material, while I guided the group through a...

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TWEET, TWEET!

Tweet, tweet! Hello,   I was inspired by Mslexia Magazine’s ‘A Week of Tweets’  – where a guest records their week in tweets, with the daily limit of 140 characters.  I have shared this with my creative writing groups in Muswell Hill, N10 and beyond. The exercise has been well received. There is no pressure to...