Creative Writing WorkshopTwo Coming to Kota Kinabalu!

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP TWO COMING TO KK!
(different from the first--taking you through the brainstorming and writing process to produce a complete first draft, if you're up to the challenge!)
Turning your Personal Experience into a First Draft
of a First Person Narrative

Due to popular request, a second creative writing workshop
with ROBERT RAYMER

When: Saturday, 13 August
Time: 2.00-6.00pm
Cost: RM100
Who: 16-90+ years old
Where: 7th Floor, Wisma Anglican, Karamunsing
Next: Email or sms your name, contact phone number & email address to.................

Contacts: Jude Day 014-3514298 / jude.day@gmail.com
Farida Shukoor 016-8486874 / fshukoor@hotmail.com


Come and write produce a complete draft of a first-person na! rrative- - Your story!

Plan and start writing an additional piece of fiction.



In this 4-hour workshop, you will complete the first draft of a narrative, editing and revising it if there is time.

Areas of learning: probing questions; 5Ws and IH; primary & secondary emotions; sensory details; point of view & point of reference; organising & outlining; 4 killers of narratives; narrative structure; use of dialogue; reasons for editing-it's not just about grammar!

You will also brainstorm and start the first draft of a work of fiction.


NOTE: You can attend this workshop even if you missed
the first one!


Find out more about Robert on his website: www.borneoexpatwriter.com/

Organised by the KK Theatre Group, SPArKS


Bio for Robert Raymer:

Named as one of the 50 Expats You Should Know by Expatriate Lifestyle,
American Robert Raymer has taught creative writing for 13 years at two
Malaysian universities, has judged short story competitions including the
2 009 MPH National Short Story Awards, and conducted numerous workshops on
writing and creative writing.

His short stories and articles have been published 500 times in such places: The Literary Review, Thema, Aim, London Magazine, Going Places, My Weekly, The Writer and Readers Digest.

Lovers and Strangers Revisited (MPH 2008), a collection of short stories set in Malaysia, winner of the 2009 Popular-The Star Readers Choice Awards, has been taught in universities and will soon be translated into French.

Tropical Affairs: Episodes from an Expat's Life in Malaysia (MPH 2009) is
a collection of creative nonfiction about living in Malaysia for over
twenty years. nominated for 2010 Popular-The Star Reader's Choice Award.

His latest book is Spirit of Malaysia (EDM, 2011).

He is a member of Maui Inner Circle, a critique group. His blog on writing,
his interviews, and his book reviews can be accessed from his website

One of his latest articles on writing, about pre-writing techniques, is published in Quill Annual 2011.
Another on "The Power of Five" in Qui! ll-Jan-M arch 2011 and "Getting Known Through the Media", Quill April-June 2011
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*Here is the link to the previous workshop in KK with links to three blogs from participants.

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