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Jim Haynes Weblog
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The personal trials and tribulations of trying to become a published writer.
Recent Posts
Into August.
July has slipped away and Inclement magazine has accepted three poems for their autumn edition. At long last the results of A215 have arrived and I am pleased to say I have managed to get a distinction for this. I thought I might not have scored so w...
A step in the right direction.
After an enjoyable two weeks beside the Black Sea it’s back to work and the daily routine, trying to find time to write at the same time. I have lots of writing projects started and find myself flitting from one to the other as and when the mood ...
Where has time gone?
Eight months since my last post. So much for resolutions. A 215 (Creative Writing) with OU is almost over, the final submission is sitting on the table now ready to be posted. All my spare time since the last post has been taken up with this cour...
Almost There.
The start date for the OU A215 Creative Writing course is almost here. This week I have been allocated a Tutor and been informed that the first tutorial would be in Bristol on the 4th October only one week after the official starting date. I found th...
A215 Draws closer.
Another month is slipping away and my studies are as disorganised as ever. However a look at the OU A215 Conference last week alerted me to the fact that the course materials are now available on line in PDF form so I have downloaded them and started...
Not Enough Time!
Progress is still being made both with prose and poetry. It has been surprise to find that I am enjoying writing poetry much more than I thought I would, though I still struggle to understand free verse sometimes. I think I feel more secure where the...

