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		<title>WLW Meeting 16/05/2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s meeting started with a writing exercise about creating great characters. We asked everyone to write a mini portrait of a character that shows us their characterisation in a short paragraph (less than 200 words) rather than ‘telling’ us about the character (for example a flat description of brown hair, lined faces and a mean personality). We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect 10 &#8211; Character is Everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the fourth instalment of Paul Ashton&#8216;s BBC Writersroom Perfect 10 Blog which is discusses the idea that Character is Everything. Paul says he could have made this post his first one because without, &#8220;strong, vivid, compelling characters then you ultimately have very little.&#8221; The six important things you need to remember are: Engage with your characters on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rubery Book Award 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Clare Morrall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Man Brooker Prize]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rubery Book Award is holding its annual short story competition. This year&#8217;s judge is Clare Morrall, who has written four novels including the MAN Booker Prize short-listed novel Astonishing Splashes of Colour. The details you need to know are: Entries can be on any subject. Your story can not be longer than 3000 words The entry fee is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formatting Your Story &#8211; Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Format]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magi Gibson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in April, WLW posted a list of the different formats used for scripts. Now Jenifer, one of our members, as kindly forwarded a novel version produced by Magi Gibson. When sending a novel to a publishers it should have the following format: Use Times New Roman 12 point font double spaced. Start each new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J.R.R. Tolkiens&#8217; 10 Tips for Creating Epic Heroes</title>
		<link>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/j-r-r-tolkiens-10-tips-for-creating-epic-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The_Red_Fleece</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Characters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Colby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing is Hard Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another &#8217;10 tips&#8217; post tonight. This one comes from the wonderfully named website Writing is Hard Work. Roger Colby, who owns the website, has used Humphrey Carpentder&#8217;s book The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien to create a list of J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s 10 Tips for Creating Epic Heroes. They are: Motivational Mirrors – Tolkien says that the motivation of Aragorn’s character [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Your Pamphlet Together &#8211; Ordering</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The_Red_Fleece</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clare Pollard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mslexia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philip Larkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we posted about Mslexia&#8217;s new Poetry Pamphlet Competition. That article also included some advice from Clare Pollard on how to put a poetry pamphlet together. Here is some more advice from Clare, about second stage of the process, Ordering. STAGE TWO: ORDERING Before you can order your poems you need to ask yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Secrets To Creating Unforgettable Supporting Characters</title>
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		<comments>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/12-secrets-to-creating-unforgettable-supporting-characters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Characters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Jane Anders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[io9]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The longer the piece of writing you are producing the more characters you will need. However, they can all become either two dimensional or similar very quick. io9.com&#8216;s Charlie Jane Anders has produced a list of 10 Secrets To Creating Unforgettable Supporting Characters (the extra 2 in the title come from the comments section below io9.com&#8217;s article.) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Meeting of West Lothian Writing 15/05/2012</title>
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		<comments>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/next-meeting-of-west-lothian-writing-15052012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next meeting of West Lothian Writers will be on Tuesday 15th of May between 7pm and 9pm at the usual location: South Barn Nether Dechmont Farm Fells Rigg Carmondean Livingston EH54 8AX We will be collecting membership fees for the year. It is £5 so please remember to bring it with you. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rhetoric of Action</title>
		<link>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/the-rhetoric-of-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The_Red_Fleece</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charles Deemer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ibiblio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago we put up some advice from Paul Chitilk about Writing Not-overwriting Description in a Screenplay. To continue this theme, here is Charles Deemer talking about writing action in a script in his 1995 article The Rhetoric of Action. He takes a scene from five different movies and looks how that screenwriter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Courses and Character Masterclass</title>
		<link>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/writing-courses-and-character-masterclass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wlw.org.uk/2012/05/writing-courses-and-character-masterclass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Filmhouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Cartwright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Edinburgh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every August the University of Edinburgh offer short courses. This year they have a number on Creative Writing. For more information check below: Screenwriting: an Introduction to Writing for Film and Television - 6 - 10 August 2012, 10am &#8211; 4pm11 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW. Fee = £150 Write a screenplay in a week! This fun and interactive [...]]]></description>
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