Blog 40 – Spot the Synaesthesia and get a back copy of ‘Rhyme & Reason’ as a prize … says Ms Paige Turner
It was Mr Justin Case who spotted that ‘CapeTownians’ should be spelt ‘Capetonians’. But he is one. He emailed me the answer – we carry on like this – day to day – emailing one another up and down the stairs. He wouldn’t fill in the answer in the blog box so he’s not getting a prize. I’m going to give the prize to West Coat writer, Dawn Rae – who said I wasn’t ‘showing off’ at Milnerton in March but lecturing on ‘Showing and Telling’ – those old chestnuts.
Now for some showing off: Creative Ink classes are now full with waiting lists for a ‘free taster’. If a present Creative Inker is absent you can come ‘free taste’ so email me.
This reminds me. I’m still suffering from Capetonian mozzie bites. I swear when I arrive at Cape Town airport they shout, “Okay, boys, she’s back. Lunch.”
Humour and Comedy workshop at Millbrook, High Wycombe is coming up on Saturday 6th May with ‘Write Beginnings’ close on its heels at Missenden Abbey on Saturday 12th May – places available. You get a great lunch at Missenden Abbey.
Also bubbling away – Patricia Sentinella’s Dear John, Dear Anyone collection of poetry and short stories will soon be available via E-Publishing on Kindle as Mr Red Hat gets us into gear so more news on that soon.
Everyone is getting married or having babies. Master Brylcream – our technical director on the ‘Dear John’ film is marrying his lovely Mrs Brylcream-in-Waiting and Miss Trial and Master Mind are marrying within weeks. Even Ms Tea Tree Oil is getting married and so what will I call them all? Their names are so neat. Master Nephew is having twins and I’m snowed under with confetti. Its scent is in the air …
As is the scent of pride on hearing that our daughter, Miss Trial, gained Tenancy at her chambers last week which means that now, after seven years of training, she has a permanent post and job. The morning following the news I asked her, “No pressure, but when do you take Silk?”
I may be being picky, but your course at Great Missenden has a much more pedantic title of “Creative Writing” on the Bucks Adult Ed website. Although I like your title of “Write Beginnings'” so much better.
see you soon.
best wishes
Di
As my daughter starts her application process to start an MA (eighteen months before she graduates) I thought that six years of training will be a marathon and would she ever start actually earning. Miss Trial gives me hope!