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W H A T’ S O N W H E R E Pri m ar y Ti m e s W e st L o n d o n r e ffi e cti o n a n d r e m e m br a n c e i n cl u di n g st or yt elli n g, m a ki n g a p o p p y a n d a c h a n c e t o m e et a Fir st W orl d W ar s ol di er. All a g e s. Dr o p-i n: 1 1 a m- 4 p m. Fr e e. O p e n s 1 4 N o v e m b er ( u ntil 1 3 J a n 2 0 1 9) S k at e at S o m er s et H o u s e S o m er s et H o u s e, W C 2 w w w. s o m er s et h o u s e. or g. u k T h e S o m er s et H o u s e s k ati n g ri n k o p e n s o n 1 4 N o v e m b er, wit h s p e ci al s e s si o n s i n cl u di n g m u si c ni g ht s, S k at e S c h o ol a n d P ol ar B e ar Cl u b. C h ar g e s a p pl y, b o o ki n g r e c o m m e n d e d. S at 1 7 N o v e m b er R e m e m br a n c e p o etr y writi n g N ati o n al Ar m y M u s e u m, S W 3 w w w. n a m. a c. u k J oi n t w o p o et s-i n-r e si d e n c e, w h o will g ui d e y o u t hr o u g h writi n g a pi e c e of p o etr y i n s pir e d b y t h e Fir st W orl d W ar. 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I n s pir e t h e m... t o t ell a s pi n e-ti n gli n g t al e b y Fle ur Hitc hc oc k C hil dr e n’ s b o o k a ut h or Fl e ur Hit c h c o c k g ui d e s u s t hr o u g h h o w t o writ e y o ur o w n s p o o k y n o v el S pi n e ti n gli n g e h ? T h at’ s a n i ci cl e d o w n y o ur b a c k. Or t h e h alf- k n o wl e d g e t h at t h er e’ s a d o or b e hi n d y o u, a n d it’ s o p e n, a ti n y cr a c k, a n d p o s si bl y, alt h o u g h y o u c a n’t b e s ur e, e y e s ar e w at c hi n g y o u fr o m t h e d ar k n e s s. S c ar y! W e l o v e it, b ut h o w t o writ e it ? E v er y o n e d o e s it di ff er e ntl y, a n d t h er e ar e n o h ar d a n d f a st r ul e s, b ut t h er e ar e s o m e t hi n g s t h at m a k e all t h e di ff er e n c e. S o y o u n e e d t o st art wit h a cr a c ki n g c h ar a ct er o n y o ur si d e, a n d, a s it’ s a s p o o k y st or y, y o u r e all y w a nt t o m a k e t h at c h ar a ct er li k e a bl e. E v e n l o v e a bl e. M a k e u s c ar e a b o ut t h e m, m a k e u s w orr y a b o ut t h e m. W e’ll f e el t h eir f e ar if w e c a n i d e ntif y wit h t h e m. Tr y it, m a k e u p a c h ar a ct er, or m a y b e u s e s o m e o n e y o u k n o w r e all y w ell. P er h a p s, it’ s y o ur b e st fri e n d – i m a gi n e a n e n or m o u s tri b e of z o m bi e s a d v a n ci n g o n t h e m. D o y o u f e el t h e f e ar ? N o w tr y it wit h s o m e o n e y o u d o n’t li k e v er y m u c h. S e e ? M a ki n g t hi n g s r e al, t hi s i s r e all y i m p ort a nt. M a k e y o ur c h ar a ct er b eli e v a bl e a n d m a k e t h e t hr e at r e al. G e n er all y s p e a ki n g, t h er e ar e n’t h u n dr e d s of z o m bi e s o ut t h er e, b ut, y o u n e e d t o c o n vi n c e y o ur r e a d er t h at t h er e ar e. D et ail s ar e t h e w a y t o d o t h at. T h e s e z o m bi e s, h o w d o t h e y s o u n d ? I m a gi n e t h at t h er e’ s o n e r e all y t errif yi n g o n e at t h e fr o nt. D o e s it s br e at h cr a c kl e ? Or hi s s ? H o w d o e s it s m ell ? Li k e a d e a d b a d g er ? Li k e c h e e s e ? Li k e b o x e s fr o m t h e atti c ? D o e s it cli m b st air s ? W h at’ s it w e ari n g ? E v er y littl e d et ail i n cr e a s e s t h e s e n s e of u n e a s e. A n d w h at a b o ut t h e s urr o u n di n g s ? P er h a p s y o ur c h ar a ct er i s hi di n g i n a c h ur c h y ar d. H o w d o e s t h e gr a v e y ar d s m ell ? S o u n d ? F e el ? I s t h e gr o u n d u n d er t h e c h ar a ct er’ s k n e e s st o n y or m u d d y ? A n d if it’ s st o n y, w h y i s it st o n y ? E art h ? B o n e s ? A gr a v e ? K e e p y o ur s e nt e n c e s s h ort. T h at i n cr e a s e s t h e t e n si o n. L o n g s e nt e n c e s l ull r e a d er s i nt o a s e n s e of s e c urit y. Tr y writi n g b ot h, a n d t h e n, tr y r e a di n g t h e m al o u d t o y o ur s elf. P a u s e b et w e e n e a c h s e nt e n c e f or dr a m ati c e ff e ct a n d y o u’ll l et t h e li st e n er’ s i m a gi n ati o n d o s o m e of t h e w or k f or y o u. H e a p m or e d a n g er i n. T hi s i s t h e s e cr et of t hrill! S o, t h e z o m bi e s ar e a d v a n ci n g, y o ur b a c k i s t o t h e w all, y o u r u n t o cli m b o v er it a n d y o ur f o ot c at c h e s. Y o u t u g a n d t u g, a h a n d r e a c h e s o ut f or y o u, a t errif yi n g h a n d t h at r e fl e ct s w hit e i n t h e m o o nli g ht. At t h e l a st s e c o n d y o ur f o ot c o m e s fr e e a n d y o u f all i n a h e a p o n t h e ot h er si d e of t h e w all. Cli m bi n g b a c k o n y o ur f e et, y o u t hi n k y o u’r e s af e, b ut t h e n y o u tri p a n d f all, t h e z o m bi e s ar e o v er t h e w all b e hi n d y o u, y o u n e e d t o r u n, f a st er... A n d l a stl y, a n d p o s si bl y m o st i m p ort a ntl y, y o u n e e d t o f e el t h e ri s k y o ur s elf. Y o u h a v e t o i m a gi n e t h at y o u ar e i n t h e sit u ati o n a n d o ut si d e it, b ot h at t h e s a m e ti m e. If y o u d o n’t b eli e v e y o ur c h ar a ct er i s at ri s k, n or will y o ur r e a d er. I d e all y, w h e n y o u’ v e fi ni s h e d writi n g it y o u s h o ul d t e st it. G et a fri e n d i n a r o o m, i n t h e d ar k. Gi v e t h e m a s m all li g ht t o r e a d b y. Pl a c e t h e m s o t h at t h e y h a v e t h eir b a c k t o t h e d o or, w hi c h i s sli g htl y o p e n, a n d t h e n w at c h. I b et t h e y t ur n r o u n d. I b et t h e y s hi v er. I b et y o u’ll r e all y m a k e t h eir s pi n e ti n gl e. A b o u t Fl e u r H i t c h c o c k P ar e nt, b o o k s ell er a n d writ er of pri m ar y c hil dr e n’ s fi cti o n, Fl e ur Hit c h c o c k h a s writt e n 1 0 b o o k s f or c hil dr e n si n c e 2 0 1 2 w h e n h er n o v el ‘ S hr u n k’ w a s p u bli s h e d. N o w li vi n g o ut si d e B at h, b et w e e n p ar e nti n g a n d writi n g, Fl e ur Hit c h c o c k w or k s wit h h er h u s b a n d, a t o y m a k er, l o o k s aft er ot h er p e o pl e’ s g ar d e n s a n d tri e s t o gr o w h er o w n v e g et a bl e s. w w w. pri m ar yti m e s. c o. u k / w e stl o n d o n | O C T O B E R H A L F T E R M 2 0 1 8 1 7
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