Patricia O’Reilly’s Diary

PowerPoint Presentation, Talk, Reading & Discussion

Subject: Eileen Gray Irish designer and architect
Title: “A Celebration: The Life & Times of Eileen Gray (1878-1976)”
Location: Library, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford:
Date: Saturday 25 June 2011
Time: 2.30pm

Further information:jarlath.glynn@wexfordcoco.ie, or patricia@patriciaoreilly.net

UCD - Adult Education Writing Workshops:

2011 Autumn Term

(1) The Nuts & Bolts of Writing & Plotting Fiction: Carysfort Campus, Wednesday mornings from 10 o’clock to 12 o’clock, 10 weeks from 28 September to 30 November 2011.

The purpose of this course is to assist writers to find and use their fictional voice to achieve their writing dreams.
Writing is based on a combination of life experiences (nuts) and imagination (bolts).

This course facilitates the discovery of creativity and its use to put the nuts and bolts of life into writing in a structured way which is where Plotting comes in.

Focus is on: storylines, structuring, various methods of plotting and locations, as well as narration and dialogue.

Areas covered include short stories, novels and plays.

Sessions are arranged to allow time for writing and constructive analysis.

2012 SpringTerm:

(2) Building Story People - Creating Fictional Characters: Carysfort Campus, Wednesday mornings from 10 o’clock to 12 o’clock 1 February to 7 March 2012

Characters are the royalty of fiction. No matter what sort of fiction you write, your story has to be populated with characters.

The majority of characters, if not all, have to be created from scratch.

While there is no instant solution to the creation of memorable fictional characters, there are tried and tested Does and Don’ts.

During this course we’ll explore all of that.. The sessions are arranged to allow time for writing and constructive analysis.

Note: The two courses outlined above provide a realistic foundation for writers wishing to write for and to understand the current writing market.

If you have queries or require information, contact me at: patricia@patriciaoreilly.net

further information too from www.ucd.ie/adulted.

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