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I'm Helen Brain, writer and creative writing teacher. I live in Cape Town, South Africa. When I'm not writing memoir, short stories or books for children, I'm teaching writing online, drawing cartoons or making things for fun. 
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My blog writing (05 February 12) It's been almost four years since Luke got sick, and four years that my writing schedule went right off track. But at last it's back. I'm writing my thousand words a day, and trying to stop whinging about how hard it is. I'm also planning a grand sale to get... Click here to read the full blog post  Nothingness (29 January 12) I've been looking at photos of Luke stored on my computer. There are some of him lying in bed asleep, looking peaceful. It's two and a half years since he died. We've moved on, my grief is almost gone, particularly in every day life, I've established a new routine and... Click here to read the full blog post Princess Annie goes to Vegas (20 January 12) I had to write a story for a schools anthology, and I was inspired by watching Celebrity Apprentice. It's a bit mad, but it makes me laugh. "Once upon a time there lived a king with two beautiful daughters. When the eldest, Princess Ninja-Rose reached the age of marriage, princes... Click here to read the full blog post Beryl and the Dragon (14 January 12) I found this poem in my cupboard today. I wrote it years ago, when I was teaching at St George's Grammar, and one of my jobs was to write a play for St George's Day. This poem was recited by the Grade 5 class, and we did a shadow puppet... Click here to read the full blog post Mosaic walls (04 January 12) Last week I bribed some teenagers and paid a tiler to mosaic my stoep wall. I'd been working on the bench for a while, and it was much more painstaking work as it was made with individual tesserae, which have to be placed one by one. I started it in... Click here to read the full blog post |
Let me teach you to write
Basics of Creative Writing A three module, 4-6 month course teaching the basic craft of writing dialogue, action and description and putting them together in scenes. Click here to find out more Advanced Course in Creative Writing A 4-6 month, three module course teaching advanced techniques for writing dialogue, building atmosphere and developing strong characters. Click here to find out more Write a Book for Children A year long course for students who want to write a book for children/young teens aged 7-15. The student will finish with a complete manuscript. Click here to find out more Creative Writing for High School Students A four month, ten module course teaching the basic craft of writing dialogue, action and description. Click here to find out more
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