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“Review the notes you’ve collected in your notebook to find a character to develop further. Pick a character. If you’ve collected, in your notebook, details about people you’ve spotted or spoken to during this week, pick one of these characters. Alternatively, you can pick one […]
Communication Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing FictionSo this is going to be a list of writing competitions, eligible writing competitions, for me to enter and practice this craft of story-telling. FUN. 22 March – https://thehopeprize.submittable.com/submit https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition/ https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/short-story-writing-competitions/ There are also monthly entry competitions and weekly entry competitions on the above […]
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Communication Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing FictionYour first draft is a thing of beauty, however rough it might seem to some.
Communication Future Learn My short story Short Courses Start Writing Fiction Studies post High-SchoolWhen faced with a new elusive writing assignment – soar now.
Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing Fiction Studies post High-School ThoughtsCat Eyes The bus trudged and rumbled in the darkness up the mountain pass, flanked by the tall trees of the old forest on the edge of the Indian provinces. “June, are you awake? Look out the window – just there…”, her dad said softly. […]
My short story Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsOn writing notes “Your notebook will become a secret testing ground, for trying out ideas, phrases, mini-stories and scenes, bits of dialogue – all in complete freedom, with the knowledge that if things don’t work, no one sees these trial runs but you. Over time, […]
Communication Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsSubmission 2: Observation – the importance of detail
Communication Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing Fiction Thoughts” Comparing your characters” “Can you use any of these methods in your stories and with your characters? Having looked at the characters and ways of revealing characters in the passages from Burmese Days and Notes on a Scandal, go back to your character sketch […]
Additional Resources Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing FictionReplicate Nature Replicate nature, especially with pet water bowls, aka shared earthling water sources. I have never seen a bee drink water perched on an edge that is perpendicular to the water source, they need a slope. A slope allows them to stand at the […]
Be A Better Earthling Future Post My short story Research Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsThis is my attempt at the above submission: “On like donkey kong.” This was completed for an online subject course I am aiming to complete. I think its easy, and sassy and a bit funny – perhaps a little bit serious. Enjoy.
Communication Future Learn Life My short story Short Courses Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsConversations with writers on ” Why writers write” Here I’ve attached the transcripts of a conversation recorded with various writers, in order to help answer the questions posed by the university lecturer. “As you are listening, consider: You’ll discuss your thoughts in the next step. […]
Communication Future Learn Short Courses Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsRe-Hydrating the Earth: A Building Project I want to do: “The Soil Needs Moisture” Problem Statement: I believe our use of canals and cemented waterways, as well as tar and concrete roads with water runoff systems is resulting in us, human beings, drying out the […]
Availability & Management of GroundWater Resources Be A Better Earthling Future Post My short story Research Thoughts Water Society and SustainabilityAs part of my series on Be A Better Earthling I’ve been researching the issues surrounding species reducing in numbers. So here is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Basically I’ve been looking up the reduced number of tortoises of the type that’s from […]
Be A Better Earthling Life My short story Research ThoughtsReplicate Nature Replicate nature, especially with pet water bowls, aka shared earthling water sources. I have never seen a bee drink water perched on an edge that is perpendicular to the water source, they need a slope. A slope allows them to stand at the […]
Be A Better Earthling Future Post My short story Research Start Writing Fiction ThoughtsBe A Better Earthling by managing your night lighting in a way that helps the creatures on this planet. At night, when we all go off to bed, there’s another set of creatures who wake up to use the night for their livelihoods. Examples of […]
Be A Better Earthling Future Post Life My short story Research ThoughtsHere is a list of earthlings sharing the patch of earth I reside at… Link to previous article: What can I do today to be a better earthling? So the creatures who live beside me; Birds Birds Date of latest viewing Haddidas 30052023 Rainbirds, mating […]
Be A Better Earthling Future Post Life My short story Research ThoughtsWhat can I do today to be a better earthling? I am here now. The state of the world is as it is already. One cannot wait for others to take responsibility. This blog post will be continually updated regularly with new items I realise […]
Availability & Management of GroundWater Resources Be A Better Earthling Future Post Life My short story Research Thoughts Water Society and SustainabilityUnderstanding Worldometer Statistics – a potentially wonderful tool to understand the statistics about the world that we think we know, or have an approximate understanding of… I need to understand the data that we have to understand our planet. Analysis of Data Steps and Calculations […]
Re-Hydrating the Earth: A Building Project I want to do: “The Soil Needs Moisture” Problem Statement: I believe our use of canals and cemented waterways, as well as tar and concrete roads with water runoff systems is resulting in us, human beings, drying out the […]
Well considering that they are both long winded ways of doing simple maths with a high percentage of *%^&* ups possibly due to a lack of space on paper. Then again, I can try to be neater, and figure out the optimal way to set […]
Principles behind the Agile Manifesto https://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html “ We follow these principles: Our highest priority is to satisfy the customerthrough early and continuous deliveryof valuable software. Welcome changing requirements, even late indevelopment. Agile processes harness change forthe customer’s competitive advantage. Deliver working software frequently, from acouple […]
Agile Business Project ThoughtsWell considering that they are both long winded ways of doing simple maths with a high percentage of *%^&* ups possibly due to a lack of space on paper. Then again, I can try to be neater, and figure out the optimal way to set […]
Operations Research ThoughtsAreas of Interest; Strategy, Mathematics, Operations, Leadership, Marketing & & all that makes us earthlings alive on this amazing blue rock in this crazy huge galaxy…
LifePrinciples behind the Agile Manifesto https://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html “ We follow these principles: Our highest priority is to satisfy the customerthrough early and continuous deliveryof valuable software. Welcome changing requirements, even late indevelopment. Agile processes harness change forthe customer’s competitive advantage. Deliver working software frequently, from acouple […]
Agile Business Project ThoughtsEnvision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt, Close Envision, Speculate, Explore, Adapt , and Close are the stages that are part of the Agile Delivery Framework. Envision Speculate Explore Adapt Close Objective: Purpose and the Outcome of this Project To plan is to speculate. Iteration Planning: What will […]
Agile Project Short CoursesAgile Delivery Framework What does Agile mean in Project Management? The Agile Delivery Framework doesn’t work with a straight line like a lifecycle. It has continuous, repetitive aspects which is why it is more like a framework… A framework that ties back to an organisation’s […]
Agile Project Short CoursesI am going to build a list of movies I would like to reference. Movies / Shows with Leadership Depicted . The funny thing though is that I think of leaders without including a sex in the description. It is an odd thing for a […]
Additional Resources Future Post Life Research ThoughtsRe-Hydrating the Earth: A Building Project I want to do: “The Soil Needs Moisture” Problem Statement: I believe our use of canals and cemented waterways, as well as tar and concrete roads with water runoff systems is resulting in us, human beings, drying out the […]
Availability & Management of GroundWater Resources Be A Better Earthling Future Post My short story Research Thoughts Water Society and SustainabilityAs part of my series on Be A Better Earthling I’ve been researching the issues surrounding species reducing in numbers. So here is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Basically I’ve been looking up the reduced number of tortoises of the type that’s from […]
Be A Better Earthling Life My short story Research ThoughtsMy Body I have great respect for my body. It is a tough beast. Perhaps not visually, it can come across soft and squidgy, but it does so much. It allows me, I can command a natural high – by jogging a little, to allow […]
Communication Life My short story Short Courses Stories for Young Love Studies post High-School ThoughtsAgile – The Layers Within An Enterprise How does Agile fit within a business? Agile – The Layers Within An Enterprise – The layers of an organization can be managed differently. Not all need to use an agile methodology. The process or method selected is […]
Agile Business ProjectSo this is going to be a list of writing competitions, eligible writing competitions, for me to enter and practice this craft of story-telling. FUN. 22 March – https://thehopeprize.submittable.com/submit https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/writing-prizes-and-opportunities https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/the-sa-writers-college-annual-short-story-writing-competition/ https://www.sawriterscollege.co.za/short-story-writing-competitions/ There are also monthly entry competitions and weekly entry competitions on the above […]
Communication My short story Start Writing FictionCat Eyes The bus trudged and rumbled in the darkness up the mountain pass, flanked by the tall trees of the old forest on the edge of the Indian provinces. “June, are you awake? Look out the window – just there…”, her dad said softly. […]
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