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Synopsis Writing: Wowing them with your Synopsis and Logline
Ask any publisher/producer – it’s your logline and synopsis that determines whether your book or script gets read, but the process of writing a scintillating summary of your work is difficult. Nowadays, writing coaches ask writers to draft a logline and synopsis before they start work, as it helps to anchor the writing process. Whether you’re...
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When A Philosopher Looks In A Mirror
This is an attempt to approach philosophy through a discussion of its most characteristic self-images. In contemporary philosophy the close association of philosophy with academic scholarship, with scientific research, and with technical expertise seems to reinforce the view that it is the exclusive preserve of the specialist. Reflection on these...
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Loving Writers
Love is one of the great themes in literature. It is not black and white but found in infinite shades as we explore love with a writer’s guiding hand through poetry, fiction, plays and short story. This course will focus on the lives love and work of eight modern writers based on the text by Ann-Marie Priest, Great Writers Great Loves: the...
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Writers' Monthly Meet-Ups
In order to write their best work, most writers need a regular deadline and constructive feedback. To facilitate this process, the Writers' Monthly Meet-ups will provide a series of three monthly meetings. The meet-ups are open to amateur and professional writers of all forms of writing – poetry, plays, scripts, memoir, short or long fiction or...
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Turning Memories into Memoir
Do you have a lifetime of stories to tell, but don’t know where to start? Learn how to turn memories into memoir by accessing your authentic writer’s voice and bringing to the page the stories and characters you know so well. Using meditative writing techniques Jan will take you deep into sense memory, where you can discover how to create the...
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Morning Yoga
Experience an in-depth introduction, incorporating postures, breathing techniques, meditation and deep relaxation, based on the teaching styles of the Satyananda Yoga and International Yoga Teachers' Associations. Please wear comfortable clothing. Please note that from April 2019 WEA will no longer be providing yoga mats and you will need to bring...
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Myth and Religion
Myths lie at the foundation of every society. They inspire us, justify our beliefs and ceremonies, comfort us in sorrow and despair and contribute to our identity as a people and a nation. Myths deal with ultimate questions of life and death. They shape us in incalculable ways. In this course we will enter the mythical worlds of Bardo, purgatory,...
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The Prophet of Nazareth
This course will introduce you to the latest scholarship on the Historical Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus wrote no books or letters. His teaching was purely oral so we have to rely upon the transmission of his words by others to gain even an inkling of what he taught. How reliable are these sources? Why are only Four Gospels ever quoted when there are...
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Perfect Punctuation
Good writers and editors have zero tolerance for the ‘comma splice’, the ‘run-on sentence’ and the 'greengrocer’s apostrophe'. When would a semi-colon be better than a full stop? Should we use a question mark after every question? When is a colon – not a dash – correct? What about ‘quotemarks’ (and parentheses/solidi)? An elliptical statement ...?...
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Yoga And Pilates - Stretch And Strengthen
Using basic principles of Pilates and Yoga to strengthen and align the body. A fun session that encourages feedback from participants and provides modifications to allow for injuries and physical limitations. Breath is used as a focus and relaxation at end of class. Please note that from April 2019 WEA will no longer be providing yoga mats and you...
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