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Plots & Metaplots

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No, not the internecine conspiracies in White House or Westminster ( though there probably are some, now everyone is back from the summer hols ), but a quick trot through the theory of plots. There have been many attempts to … Continue reading

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Warp and weft

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‘To spin a yarn’ we say, meaning to tell a story. Or ‘to weave a tale’. The dictionary definition of ‘to weave’ includes ‘to make by crossing threads, strands strips… to interlace…to work into a fabric, story etc.‘ ‘To spin’ … Continue reading

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The Precarity Centre

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Precarity (n) – a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. Art duo, They are Here ( Helen Walker and Harun Morrison ) last week launched The Precarity Centre, … Continue reading

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Ghost writing

All stories are ghost stories in that they are peopled by the incorporeal, but stories set in the past, containing representations of real people who once lived and breathed, are especially so. Something Hilary Mantel reminds us of in her … Continue reading

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Editing

To edit (v) to correct or adapt a text. I feel a surge of satisfaction as I click on ‘save’. I’m here in Jerez and I’ve got to the end of the first edit of the manuscript of Reconquista II. … Continue reading