On Saturday 13th October 2012, I attended an Advance Novel Writing Course, run by Julie Cohen. It tickles me that it was held in Reading. I know it’s pronounced Redding, but still.
I enjoyed the whole experience – the early morning drive, meeting like-minded souls and learning how to improve my writing.
The main thrust of the day for me was finding ways to build up my hero in ‘Truth or Dare?’ I’ve been working on ‘beefing’ him up and increasing his point of view, but felt I’d reached a point where anything I added would be waffle. As writers, we know that everything we put in a story must move it forward. Through Julie’s exercises, I have found depths to my hero that need exploring and sides to him I hadn’t considered. This excites me. I have so 
many ideas, I’m having to rein them in a little, just until I have them under control.
I type this as my two recently acquired kittens, Rascal and Sheldon, run riot around my house. If I can get them sorted, I’m hoping my ideas will lie down and also submit.
Right, kittens. You first…
Take care.
Laura x
Controlling ideas is a LOT harder than controlling kittens! haha . They are adorable. When your hero is suitably ‘beefy’ send him round here. I have a heroine he will LOVE!
Hi Carol
I’m exhausted. Having kittens feels like I’m starting all over again with children. NJust wondering about the saying ‘I’m having kittens’. I can see how this came about…
Laura xx