The Three Act Structure
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The listener or reader waits excitedly for the story. Unconsciously, they know something of what to expect.. There will be a beginning, middle, and end. There will be an arc…
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A Writer's Process: Polly Bull
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Polly was a runner- up in the Wild Words Summer Solstice Competition 2019. Here she describes her creative process. Below that, her winning submission…
Read MoreDetail and Distance
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In wild words moments of high tension, drama and emotion are described in detail, in order to give the listener or reader the opportunity to really feel.
Read MorePreparation or Spontaneity?
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There can be a myth amongst storytellers, especially novel writers, that if you are a storyteller worth your salt, you will be able to sit down and, unplanned, just write the next War and Peace.
Read MoreTouching Into Bodily Sensations
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Here are two beautiful examples of effective use of body sensations on the page. First, a few lines from the poetry of John Keats…
Read MoreThe Story You Need To Tell
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At Wild Words, we view your words as a wild animal, warm-blooded and dynamic. Sometimes I open workshops by asking participants ‘what’s the story that you need to tell?’
Read MoreA Writer's Process: Eva Meijer
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Eva Meijer, author of Bird Cottage and the upcoming Animal Languages, spoke to us about her wild self and her wild words…
Read MoreUsing The Senses
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The Wild Words on the page use a range of sensory data: colours, smells, tastes, sounds, textures.
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We unpeel those layers that have attached themselves over time, by finding word portals back to a freshness of thought and expression.