All go on the Western Front!

Hello to you all!


I have had a good start to 2012 thankfully, on the writing side I have completed studying my first 3 modules of the writers bureau, at last! I'm hoping to get my first assignment off by the start of next week.
I got a new idea for a book as well, though I am thinking of writing it as a long short story first to see if I want to write a full book and see if the plot will last for 100,000 words, I think the long story I will aim for 5-10 thousand words. I plan to start that next week.


On the open university side of things I have finished studying the poetry section and the first draft of my Tma 1 which I am gonna correct and send off today and then start the History section tomorrow.


So its all go on the western front! I have been brushing up on some poetry reading as well, An anthology called The Rattle Bag, My favourite poem so far has been Alphabet Animals which made me laugh and gave me some inspiration on how to structure one of my poems.


Hopefully I will have just as much to report next week, if not more. 
See you all then and happy writing!

Farewell 2011!

And hello to 2012.
I hope you are all ready for the new year and you achieved all you wanted to last year.

I have a busy Year ahead with open university study, writing time and my two Bureau courses. I don't go much for resolutions as I forget them by the 2nd but I do have a "To do" list:

1. Study and complete AA100: Arts past and present course with the open university. (In Febuary)
2. Start my second full year open university course in October. (Not sure which one I will chose yet)
3. Study first 15 modules of my comprehensive writing course and send off first 7-8 Assignments.
4. Study first 10 modules of my poetry course and send off first 4-5 Assignments.
5. Read as much as possible.
6. I would like to go on holiday this year as I was unable to last year, maybe a trip to paris is in order or venice...

And of course I want to drop 5 stone and give up chocolate, crisps, pizza and the fish and chip shop. Oh and exercise 4 times a week :P

That sounds like more than enough to be getting on with so I best get cracking, Have a happy and healthy new year... I may finish that bottle of wine first.