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		<title>Phonics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phonics &#124; Phonemes &#124; Learning Phonics &#124; Learning Sounds &#124; Phonics in Primary School What is Phonics? Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing in the early years of education. The strategy is predominantly used in P1 and P2 (Reception and Year 1). Using phonics, teachers develop learners&#8217; phonemic awareness—the ability to hear,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/phonics/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advertising Olivewriting.com receives on average over 4500 visits per month - this could be your new audience! Advertising is a strategy of promotion that dates back to the Ancient Egyptians and papyrus. The way in which people market their services and/or products can construe the perception of a targeted audience. It is an opportunity for you<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/advertising/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>My Dog Ben</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Dog Ben &#124; Story Writing &#124; Narrative &#124; Recounts &#124; Teaching &#124; Poetry Great little story about a child&#8217;s best friend. Many children will have pets and will relate easily to this stimulus. Creating simple stories/ recounts/narrative based on this video but changing the animal or even changing the animal into a person. This<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/my-dog-ben/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘A Pursuit of Poetic Perfection’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘A Pursuit of Poetic Perfection’ Judged by Paul Durcan ‘A new collection of poetry finds Paul Durcan in sparkling form.’ Independent.i.e In today’s poetry society, it is difficult to find a competition that truly provides poets with an opportunity to showcase their talent. Publication on websites is undoubtedly a method that entices many budding writers<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/%e2%80%98a-pursuit-for-poetic-perfection%e2%80%99-4/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Limericks KS1 and KS2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Limericks &#124; KS1 and KS2 &#124; Limerick &#124; Limericks Primary School &#124; Lesson &#160; &#160; &#160; Lessons Ideas Lesson 1: The input, game and discussions could be a single lesson. Lesson 2: Read and explore a variety of Limericks in groups or pairs, determine and discuss rhyming pattern. (You could use some muscial instruments<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/teaching-limericks-ks1-and-ks2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching and Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching and Creativity &#124; Ken Robinson and Creativity &#124; Creativity in Schools &#160; Sir Ken Robinson gives a fantastic and humorous speech on creativity. Sir Ken argues that often in schools the teaching strategies we implement can sometimes suppress creativity within learners. Undoubtedly, we have all chosen to be teachers to elicit the best out<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/teaching-and-creativity/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Recounts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pigeon Impossible &#124; Literacy Ideas &#124; Teaching Recounts &#124; Recounts &#124; KS1 &#124; KS2 &#124; KS3 A recount involves someone giving an account of an event or experience. In Foundation level and early KS1 it is important to let the children give recounts of experiences they have had. At such a young age it can be<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/pigeon-impossible-recounts/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Lesson Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poetry Lesson Plans &#124; Ks2 and KS3 Poetry &#124; Poetry Plans &#124; Poetry Ideas &#124; Teaching Literacy &#124; Teaching Poetry &#160; Poetry is an area in Literacy that is not always given the status that it is deserved. Teaching literacy requires you as a teacher to venture out of comfort zones and where necessary, develop<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/poetry-lesson-plans-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chrysanth Diary Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Journey begins, Dear Diary… Throughout the decades, keeping a diary has remained an enjoyable and expressive interest for both males and females alike. Not confined to any continent, country, religion or language, diaries have many different uses and functions. They have even been proven to have health benefits according to leading psychologists. These psychologists<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/chrysanth-diary-software/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HISSAC Writing Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short Story Competition Highlands and Islands Short Story Association HISSAC was founded in 2004 by novelist and short story writer Clio Gray, to encourage new and emergent writers wherever their location in the world. Thanks to our website, we can reach the furthermost countries of the world in search of budding authors and give them a<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/hissac-writing-competition/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Competition to go &#8216;WILD&#8217; for!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paws &#8216;n&#8217; Claws Competition The Paws Animal Writing Competition is open again for submissions! Children are invited to submit their short stories of 500 – 1500 words from September 17th 2012 to January 25th 2013. The winners and runners-up in the three categories (Years 5 and 6, 7 and 8 and 9 – 11) will be<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/paws-n-claws-competition/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Competition to Reel You in!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FISH]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fish Publishing Competition The highly respected Cork-based publisher FISH is casting its line to all budding writers who have a story just waiting to be unleashed. It was 18 years ago that this Publishing House was established and from year to year they have built a stronger presence in the industry. Great publishers generate great<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/fish-writing-competitions/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reality &#124; Creativity &#124; Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#124; Reality &#124; Creativity &#124; Logical Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Originality Reality, Creativity, and Originality are all important factors in your creative writing. This latest article from Olivewriting.com explores the nature of creativity, reality and logical writing. We explore some creative writing tips that can help you focus on your thinking process. All writers<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/reality-creativity-logical-writing-creative-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Experiences and Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing from Experience &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Experience in Writing This is a topic that can get very complicated, very quickly &#8211; so let me present the question we are going to explore for you to digest (once or twice). Is creative writing about the writer using personal experiences and self-expression? Or is it about<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/experiences-and-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative writing and Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Creativity &#124; Creative writing and communication Art, Creative writing and Communication In his book, ‘On Creative Writing’ Graeme Harper describes creative writing as an amalgamation of communication and art. I have chose to explore some of the contents of this book, as I feel the ideas will help clarify the abstract<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-and-communication/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#124; What is creative writing &#124; Creative Writing Articles &#124; Creativity &#124; Originality &#160; What is creative writing? Some people say that creative writing is a journey through your life written down into words. This suggests that creative writing originates from your experience. Others suggest that Creative writers are story writers and story writers are creative<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-3/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CoRT Thinking &#8211; Edward De Bono</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CoRT Thinking &#124; Edward De Bono &#124; Teaching Lessons &#160; The CoRT Thinking Lessons were first published in 1974 &#8211; there must be many millions of people who have benefited. CoRT stands for Cognitive Research Trust. CoRT can also be regarded as being short for cortex where all thinking takes place in the brain. The<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/cort-thinking-edward-de-bono/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Illustrators of Olivewriting.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illustrations &#124; Business Illustrators &#124; Children&#8217;s Illustrators &#124; Artists &#124; Illustrators &#124; USA &#124; UK It is widely accepted that learning and understanding is best emphasised by pictorial representations. Concepts, processes and messages can be easily understood, often by the simplest of illustrations. The Signature of your Business Many business guru&#8217;s recognise that creating a<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/illustrators-of-olivewriting-com/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Children&#8217;s Books &#124; Writing for Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing &#124; Writing Children&#8217;s Books &#124; Writing for Children&#124; Stories for Children How to write a children&#8217;s story book Are you thinking of writing your first manuscript and have the mind-set, &#8216;a children&#8217;s story book would be the best place to start, because let&#8217;s face it &#8211; they aren&#8217;t very complicated and the vocabulary is light?&#8217;<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-childrens-books-writing-for-children/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing poetry &#124; Teaching poetry to KS1 KS2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing poetry &#124; Teaching poetry to KS1 KS2 Where do you find poetry? Not surprisingly when people are asked this question &#8211; they often suggest books. Yes that is correct, however, think outside the box and look around you. Poetry is intertwined with the music industry, cards industry, television adverts, football chants, and newspaper headlines, to<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-poetry-teaching-poetry-to-kids-poetry-poetry-tips/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing Articles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing Articles So what is creative writing? Some people say that creative writing is your journey through life&#8230;written down into words. Creative writers are story writers and story writers are creative writers, sometimes the two are separated by their audience they are writing for. The most common classification of creative writing<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-creative-writing-creative-writing-articles/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry in Primary Schools &#124; Teaching Poetry KS1 and KS2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poetry &#124; Poetry in Primary Schools &#124; Teaching Poetry KS1 and Ks2 &#124; Copyright 2011 Chris Dillon Poetry is an aspect of English overshadowed by other areas such as: reading, writing, and phonics (OFSTED 2007). Although this is widely accepted and observable in schools, it is important to explore the reasoning. Through reading literature I<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/poetry-in-primary-schools-teaching-poetry-ks1-and-ks2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Creativity &#124; Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Creativity? &#124; Creativity &#124; Creativity Quotes cre·a·tiv·i·ty Noun: The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work. &#160; What is Creativity? Creativity is a word boasting a magnitude of stature in today&#8217;s society. Today, we are going to explore the idea of &#8217;creativity&#8217; or &#8216;creativeness&#8217; and take<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-creativity-creativity/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six Thinking Hats</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Thinking Hats &#124; Thinking Hats &#124; De Bono Thinking &#124; Thinking Hats for School &#124; Thinking Edward de Bono created the concept of the &#8216;Six Thinking Hats&#8217; as a strategy to breakdown the decision making process in to sub-sections. De Bono suggests that when the thinker has to deal with a wide range of information<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/six-thinking-hats/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prepositions &#124; What is a Preposition?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prepositions &#124; What is a Preposition &#124; Noun &#124; Phrase A preposition is a word that links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a single sentence or a phrase.  The object of the preposition is the word that the preposition introduces. Have a look at these few examples: The car is inside the garage. The captain is in amongst the<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/prepositions-what-is-a-preposition/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Grammar Guru &#8211; Ellipsis &#124; Using an Ellipsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using an Ellipsis &#124; Ellipsis &#124; How to use an Ellipsis &#124; Ellipses el·lip·sis&#160; n. pl. el·lip·ses 1.&#160; a. The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. b. An example of such omission. 2. A mark or series of marks ( . . . or<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-grammar-guru-ellipsis/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grammar Guru &#8211; The comma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using a comma &#124; The types of commas &#124; Using commas in sentences &#124; Comma The Listing Comma The listing comma is used as an alternative for the word and, or or. It is used in a list when three or more words, phrases or complete sentences are joined by the word and or or.<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/grammar-guru-the-comma/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Resources for Writing &#124; Literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Resources for Writing &#124; Teaching Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Teaching Literacy Helping Literacy and Writing: Teachers Resources Welcome all Primary and Secondary school teachers to Olivewriting.com. Evidently you have stumbled across this creative writing website to bring a bit of structure, inspiration, knowledge or zest to your Literacy &#8216;hour&#8217;. Well, you are in good<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/teachers-resources-for-writing-literacy-english/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing from Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing from experience &#124; Experience and Writing &#124; Writing This is a topic that can get very complicated, very quickly &#8211; so let me present the question we are going to explore for you to digest (once or twice). Is creative writing about the writer using personal experiences and self-expression? Or is it about the<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-from-experience/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free spirit and stern editor &#124; creative writing &#124; Writing tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#8211; Free Spirit and Stern Editor Alexander Steele in his book ‘Gotham’s Writers Workshop’ argues that there are two types of writer within us &#8211; ‘free spirit’ and ‘stern editor’. The theory is that writers ideally start writing on a ‘Free spirit’ approach; writing and developing ideas, giving little thought to coherency, grammar,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/free-spirit-and-stern-editor-creative-writing-writing-tips/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Show don&#8217;t tell &#124; Creative Writing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Show don&#8217;t tell &#124; Creative Writing Tips &#124; Show don&#8217;t tell writing Show, don’t tell Any newbie to the writing world will undoubtedly have heard the expression &#8216;show, don’t tell&#8217;. Creative writing tips don&#8217;t get much better than this. Show, don&#8217;t tell is used to creative vivid characters and scenes, in order to capture the<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/show-dont-tell-creative-writing-tips-show-dont-tell-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting in Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setting in Writing &#124; Creative writing Creative Writing Tip Never start a story describing the immediate setting. Your reader is here for your characters, let your descriptions of setting assist that. In creative writing and fiction writing, the term ‘setting’ is often stumbled across. The common misconception is that the setting only involves the immediate<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/setting-in-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Illustrations &#124; Illustrators &#124; Artists &#124; Book Illustrators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illustrations &#124; Illustrators &#124; Book Illustrators &#124; Self Publishing Olivewriting.com Illustrations Olivewriting.com has finally headhunted and handpicked a range of skilled professional illustrators, that are there to prepare and enhance your book/e-book, for selling. Times are changing, the publishing houses are hibernating in this e-book era. The fateful result, manuscripts/typescripts, being rejected and rejected and<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/illustrations-illustrators-artists-book-illustrators/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Person Narrator</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Narrator &#124; Writing&#124; First Person Narrator &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Writing ‘The first person narrator speaks from a position in the actual world of the text’ &#8211; Magrs (2001) In your creative writing piece one of the first things you should decide is who you want to tell the story. This is your narrator. A first person<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/first-person-narrator/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GCSE Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GCSE Creative Writing Writing for Moving Images Source and copyright: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize Creative writing gives you nearly one-sixth of your overall marks in the GCSE English exam, so it&#8217;s worth being prepared for the tasks and consider how to write &#8216;creatively&#8217;. GCSE Creative writing tasks Creative writing makes up 15 per cent of your GCSE English marks.<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/gcse-creative-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Writing Articles &#124; Writing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Writing Articles &#124; Writing Tips Your Opportunity As a writer, when looking at a blank page, you may feel uneasy, you may feel hesitant, and you may feel speechless. There are times when you will be beating your head on the desk, ferociously tapping your laptop, whilst writing and rewriting<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Fiction Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing Fiction Tips &#124; Writing Tips &#124; Writing Fiction Elmore Leonard: The first of my writing fiction tips is a statement: Using adverbs is a mortal sin. Writing Fiction Tips: 1 Never open your story with the weather, jump straight in with the protagonist. If it&#8217;s only to create atmosphere, and not a charac­ter&#8217;s reaction<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-fiction-tips-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Gilbert &#8211; Following dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Gilbert &#8211; Following dreams From the moment an aspiring writer decides he/she wants to become an author, they are instantaneously repressed by the possibility of failure. Perhaps it has been a friend, parent, teacher, lecturer or even a proof-reader, many aspiring writers are stifled by others. &#8216;Your writing doesn&#8217;t appeal to the masses&#8217; or<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/elizabeth-gilbert-following-dreams/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Poetry in KS1 &#124; Poetry &#124; Teaching Ideas Teaching Poetry in KS1 can be one of the most daunting things for a teacher. There are many suggestions as to why this is the case, the solutions to the overcoming the hurdles are scant. In this Creative Writing Article, we will discuss the nature of<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/teaching-poetry-in-ks1-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a Character in a Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a Character in a Story Creative writing tips When creating a character in a story, writers can get bogged down with writing copious descriptive lists; describing features, attitudes, phrases, beliefs, mind-set and much more. How much of that do you, as a writer, remember when writing a novel or creative writing piece? Do you<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creating-a-character-in-a-story-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Metaphor? &#124; Metaphors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a Metaphor? &#124; Metaphors Met·a·phor Noun: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract. A metaphor is a figure of speech, that associates two<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-a-metaphor/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Idea&#8217;s &#124; Tips &#124; Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing Idea’s &#124;Tips &#124; Activities &#124; Creative Writing Welcome to the creative writing ‘ideas’ section. We are going to inform you of ways in which you could generate ideas for creative writing, but we aren’t going to give you specific ideas…do you know why? The list of ideas will run out; whereas a method of generating creative<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-ideas-tips-and-activities/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Personification?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Personification? &#160; Per·son·i·fi·ca·tion (syllables) noun. 1. A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form, as in Hunger sat shivering on the road or Flowers danced about the lawn. 2. Artistic representation of an abstract quality or idea as a person. Yeah,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-personification/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing Ideas &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Writing Tips Welcome to the creative writing ‘ideas’ section. We are going to inform you of ways in which you could generate ideas for creative writing, but we aren’t going to give you specific ideas…do you know why? The list of ideas will run out; whereas a method of generating<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-ideas-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning Writing &#124; Creative Writing To plan or not to plan your creative writing…that is the question. Whether you are writing creative snippets, poetry, a short story or a novel, you will have to make the conscious choice and decide to plan the story or let it blow with the wind. Both approaches have their pitfalls and advantages, but when<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/planning-writing-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GCSE &#8211; Reading Poetry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GCSE &#8211; Reading Poetry Key words and phrases Reading the question carefully in exams is crucial, the words are chosen precisely. Not all exam questions will be phrased in the same way, so look carefully at the key words to help you work out what you are being asked and consequently what you need to discuss<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/gcse-reading-poetry-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GCSE &#8211; Reading Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GCSE &#8211; Reading Skills Understanding different texts can be a difficult skill to develop. The purpose of a text is easy to understand when you know what your looking for. I congratulate your motivation to learn and develop your understanding of comprehension and writing text. So, what do you look for in a text to<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/gcse-reading-skills-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Poetry KS1 and KS2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Poetry in KS1 and KS2]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a teacher looking to develop your understanding of poetry? No&#8230;then maybe you should have a look at the Poetry article that I have written to nurture your poetics. As for you teachers, great work, evidently you are interested in the progression of the children in your class. I have attached a brief powerpoint<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/teaching-poetry-ks1-and-ks2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Journey by Zac Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Journey by Zac Green I watched on in admiration at the mystery, He touched me with the finest chord implanting itself into my foreverness. Although he knew I was there… we were all there; he didn’t know I was with him. &#160; Wavering his body in and out of the piano, Eloquently, gracefully, and<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-journey-by-zac-green-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Descriptive Writing and Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Descriptive Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Descriptive Writing Outdated? &#124; Describing &#124; Creative Writing I am consciously aware that I tend to start quite a number of my creative writing articles with a question, but today I know that this very question will automatically voice an opinion. (Another great creative writing tip: grip the reader as close to the start and<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/descriptive-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Writing: Art and Communication]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#124; Writing Art and Communication In his book, ‘On Creative Writing’ Graeme Harper describes creative writing as a hybrid of communication and art. I have chose to explore some of the contents of this book, as I feel the ideas will help clarify the abstract nature of Creative Writing. I will structure this<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>It Couldn&#8217;t be Done by Edgar Guest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It Couldn&#8217;t be Done by Edgar Guest Somebody said that it couldn&#8217;t be done, But, he with a chuckle replied That &#8220;maybe it couldn&#8217;t&#8221; but he would be one Who wouldn&#8217;t say so till he&#8217;d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/it-couldnt-be-done-by-edgar-guest/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Tiger by William Blake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tiger By William Blake 1757-1827 TIGER, tiger, burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire? And what shoulder and what<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-tiger-by-william-blake/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling You may talk o&#8217; gin and beer When you&#8217;re quartered safe out &#8216;ere, An&#8217; you&#8217;re sent to penny-fights an&#8217; Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter You will do your work on water, An&#8217; you&#8217;ll lick the bloomin&#8217; boots of &#8216;im that&#8217;s got it. Now in Injia&#8217;s sunny clime,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/gunga-din-by-rudyard-kipling-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Madonna Mia &#8211; By Oscar Wilde</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madonna Mia &#8211; By Oscar Wilde A LILY-GIRL, not made for this world&#8217;s pain, With brown, soft hair close braided by her ears, And longing eyes half veiled by slumberous tears Like bluest water seen through mists of rain: Pale cheeks whereon no love hath left its stain, Red underlip drawn in for fear of<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/madonna-mia-by-oscar-wilde-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Tips: Vocabulary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Tip: Vocabulary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Choosing words in writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Develop writing with extending vocabulary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Develop your vocabulary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tips for writing: extend your vocabulary &#8220;Words are not even within me. They&#8217;re not in my vocabulary to really express how I feel.&#8221;  Tanya Tucker Writing Tips &#8211; Develop your vocabulary: Use a Thesaurus and Dictionary On the book shelf today there will not be an adult’s book that makes straight forward reading in terms of<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-tips-vocabulary/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Window&#8217; By Claire Quail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Window by Claire Quail I watched him through the window as he stood proudly and purposefully, his shoulders held back with poise, his head held high with assurance. His face posed eloquently from side to side, as my eyes followed every move that he made&#8230; &#160; He looked at the window, at a first glance from<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-window-by-claire-quail-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Freedom Slave Within&#8217; by Paris Butler</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Freedom Slave Within - Paris Butler]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shackled by my own innocence I heard a man speak once&#8230; he spoke of dreams and his words still echo the hearts of a million men marching&#8230; Bound by my lack of better judgment or crippled by their lack of adequate information stereotypes turn to prejudice prejudice flip to discrimination and they all fell like<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-freedom-slave-within-by-paris-butler/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Bully Asleep by John Walsh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bully Asleep One afternoon, when grassy Scents through the classroom crept, Bill Craddock laid his head Down on the desk, and slept. The children came round him: Jimmy, Roger, and Jane; They lifted his head timidly And let it sink again. ‘Look, he’s gone sound asleep, Miss,’ Said Jimmy Adair; ‘He stays up all<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-bully-asleep-by-john-walsh-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Metaphysical Poets &#8211; T.S Eliot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE METAPHYSICAL POETS T. S. ELIOT This review of Metaphysical Lyrics and Poems of the Seventeenth Century: Donne to Butler, selected and edited, with an essay, by Herbert J. C. Grierson (Oxford: Clarendon Press), was first published in the Times Literary Supplement, 20 October 1921.  NB: I have not reproduced in this html version the<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-metaphysical-poets-t-s-eliot/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Charge of the Light Brigade&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson 1. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. &#8220;Forward, the Light Brigade! &#8220;Charge for the guns!&#8221; he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. &#160; 2. &#8220;Forward, the Light Brigade!&#8221;<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/charge-of-the-light-brigade-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Dulce et Decorum est&#8217; by Wilfred Owen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA['Dulce et Decorum est' by Wilfred Owen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilfred Owen Dulce et Decorum est Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots, But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind;<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/dulce-et-decorum-est/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poem &#8216;If&#8217; by Rudyard Kipling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;If&#8217; by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don&#8217;t deal<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/poem-if-by-rudyard-kipling/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Adventures of Kiki Koala: Kiki Finds A Friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Writer: Chris Dillon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's rhyming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's story book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry Children's story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Adventures of Kiki Kola: Kiki Finds a Friend]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Adventures of Kiki Koala: Kiki Finds A Friend Copyright Chris Dillon 2011 It was a beautiful African morning when a parcel landed on Mummy Lil&#8217;s and Daddy Dill`s doorstep. The doorbell sang… Ding-Dong, Ding-Ding, Dong. “Special delivery,” a voice shouted. Mummy Liland Daddy Dill rushed to see what it could be. On the other side of<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-adventures-of-kiki-koala-kiki-finds-a-friend/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing Techniques: &#8216;Driblet&#8217; Approach</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Writing Tips: Driblet Approach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Short Story Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing novels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative writing techniques Knowledge Transforming Writing – ‘Driblet Approach’ On the academic and literature shelves there are an abundance of books discussing creative writing techniques. The books will discuss and even suggest the ‘best’ writing strategies. Again, tread carefully writers, listen to your own writing voice and then juggle the guidelines and experiment. Today we<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-techniques-driblet-approach-of-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;My Journey&#8217; by Janine Oliver</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA['My Journey' by Janine Oliver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Olivewriting.com welcomes its second creative writing guest writer: Janine Oliver. Janine expresses a fascinating writing journey of maturity. Discussing: the development of her craft, piling up the rejection letters and most importantly persevering. As a bonus, Janine has kindly given us a teaser in the form of a prologue of her latest children’s novel, ‘Ring of<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/my-journey-by-janine-oliver/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Janine Oliver &#8211; &#8216;Ring of Roses&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.olivewriting.com/janine-oliver-ring-of-roses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA['Ring of Roses' by Janine Oliver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ring of Roses Copyright Janine Oliver 2011 Prologue As I walk into the barn, the new door swings shut on silent hinges behind me.  It is dark in here, but I am not afraid; I have left fear behind me.  I look up at the fresh thatch roof and see that the thatcher has done<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/janine-oliver-ring-of-roses/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Grammar Guru: Using Semicolons</title>
		<link>http://www.olivewriting.com/the-grammar-guru-using-semicolons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Grammar Guru: Semicolon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semicolons &#124; How to use a semicolon with examples. “Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you&#8217;ve been to college.” Kurt Vonnegut, A Man without a Country As a writing enthusiast I always value other peoples opinion,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-grammar-guru-using-semicolons/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Grammar Guru: Using Commas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Grammar Guru: Commas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using Commas Grammar: Commas explained This is a topic that ideally should be revisited every once in a while. Why? The world of language is anything but a stationary topic. Every so often the rules are downgraded to guidance and even in some cases rendered ‘old school’ or irrelevant. Despite many of the English language<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/the-grammar-guru-using-commas/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing &#8211; Poem: Impermanence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Impermanence by Chris Dillon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative writing exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imagery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing Poem Impermanence… You beam with pride in the youthful morning sun. In a time beyond my memory, your last shift was spun. &#160; Single column, single column, Why does thy stand proud? In terrain of seclusion With neglect as a shroud. &#160; You landmark a history Do thy viewers recollect? Is there longer<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/poem-impermanence-by-chris-dillon/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defamiliarization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defamiliarisation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing Strategy – ‘Defamiliarization’ Response to request on creative writing Tutor: For Alex ‘Defamiliarization’ is a term first used by Victor Shklovsky, which essentially means to view an object and unravel its layers and uses. I.e. look at the clouds as a playground for angels/a bearer of tears or the heaven and earth divide<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/defamiliarization/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Writing Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Centres/Centers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Ayres Creative Writing Centre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing Centers &#124; Creative Writing Centres &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Writing &#124; Centres (UK, USA and Australia) &#160; Are you a budding author and wish to develop your craft of writing? If the answer to this question is yes, then have you considered undertaking a creative writing class or course? Today we are going<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/creative-writing-centres-centers/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Journey&#8217; by Jack Dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA['The Journey' by Jack Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cecelia Ahern]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Where will your first creative writing story come from?&#8221; We all know the classic creative writing course exercise – turn on the radio, TV, open a newspaper or magazine, walk down the road and then write a story about the first thing you hear, read or see. Another suggestion is to venture into an open<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/guest-writer-jack-dance/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Person Narrative</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First Person Narrative]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[First person narrative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Writing &#8211; First Person Narrative ‘The first person narrator speaks from a position in the actual world of the text’ &#8211; Magrs (2001) In your creative writing piece , you should decide who you want to tell the story. A first person narrator is a character in the story who is speaking for themselves<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/first-person-narrative/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing from Experience: Considerations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing from Experience: Considerations Hello writers, hope your creative writing journey is progressing well and you&#8217;re starting to develop your own writing identity. Don’t forget at Olivewriting we always welcome submissions for critiquing in the Writer&#8217;s Corner section, so don’t hesitate to post your creative writing for developmental purposes. In a previous article we discussed<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-from-experience-considerations/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome (to your creative writing) Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Olivewriting.com, your online creative writing information website, designed to stimulate your imagination and assist you in developing a proficiency in the area of creative writing. Whether you write creatively for: a career, a passion, or a way to express yourself. Perhaps you have a story to tell that you feel the world deserves to hear. Let<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/hello-world/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writing For Children &#124; Children&#8217;s Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing for Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing a childrens book]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing for Children &#124; Children&#8217;s Writing &#124; Stories &#124; Writing How to write a children&#8217;s story book Are you thinking of writing your first manuscript and have the mind-set, &#8216;a children&#8217;s story book would be the best place to start, because let&#8217;s face it &#8211; they aren&#8217;t very complicated and the vocabulary is light.&#8217; Welcome<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-for-children/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching poetry to KS1 KS2</title>
		<link>http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-poetry-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Poetry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[contemporary poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing poetry &#124; Teaching poetry to Kids &#124; Poetry &#124; Poetry Tips Where do you find poetry? Not surprisingly when people are asked this question &#8211; they often suggest books. Yes, that is correct however think outside the box and look around you. Poetry is intertwined with the music industry, cards industry, television adverts, football chants,<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/writing-poetry-tips/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Creativity?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Creativity? &#124; Creativity &#124; Creativity Quotes cre·a·tiv·i·ty Noun: The use of the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work. &#160; What is Creativity? Creativity is a word boasting a magnitude of stature in today&#8217;s society. Today, we are going to explore the idea of &#8217;creativity&#8217; or &#8216;creativeness&#8217; and take<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-creativity-2/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Creative Writing? &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing Articles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing &#124; Creative Writing Articles So what is creative writing? Some people say that creative writing is your journey through life&#8230;written down into words. Creative writers are story writers and story writers are creative writers, sometimes the two are separated by their audience they are writing for. The most common classification of creative<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/what-is-creative-writing/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry in Primary School &#124; Teaching Poetry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Dillon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poetry in Primary School &#124; Teaching Poetry &#124; Poetry Copyright 2011 Chris Dillon Poetry is an aspect of English overshadowed by other areas such as: reading, writing, and phonics (OFSTED 2007). Although this is widely accepted and observable in schools, it is important to explore the reasoning. Through reading literature I have gained a significant<a href="http://www.olivewriting.com/poetry-in-primary-school/"> <br /><br /> (More)…</a>]]></description>
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