Creative Writing Workshop—Kuching! 17 December 2011

Are you serious about writing?Are you up to the challenge?
Turn your Personal Experience into a First Person Narrative ROBERT RAYMER takes you through the brainstorming 
and the writing process to produce a complete first draft, 
if you're up to the challenge!
When:  Sat, 17 December Time:  9.00-12.00am or           2.00-5.00pm(one session/two-time slots)
*register 8.30/1.30 Cost:  RM120 adults/          RM90 students (full-time), above age 14 Who:  14-70+ years old Where:  Kuching, Open University Malaysia, Sarawak Learning Centre, 9 1/2 Mile, Kuching-Serian Road Next:  Email your name, contact phone number, email address, and your preference morning or afternoon session to robert@borneoexpatwriter.com 
Not Sure? Why not treat yourself or a relative to an early Christmas present or get a head start on your  
New Year Resolutions!
Areas of learning:  pre-writing techniques, probing questions; 5Ws and IH; primary and secondary emotions; sensory details; narrative structure; organising and outlining; four killers of narratives; and some valid reasons for editing-it's not just about grammar!
Writing tips: Links to Robert's article in The Writer on pre-writing techniques, (click, right click, view and zoom to read) and the expanded version in Quill Annual 2011 , "Judging Tips" , "The Power of Five",  "Writer Envy-Get Some Editing", "Tree Methodology" and "Prove Them Wrong!"   Ch  Challenge: Start and complete the first draft of your narrative in the workshop and have a final draft before the New Year to start your New Year in a new direction!             Workshop Bonus: Plan and start an additional piece of fiction.               Help your friends and relatives find out about the workshop by sending them this link! Thanks!
Bonus New Year Tip: A fun way to raise your self esteem and build your confidence for the New Year! Bio: Named as one of the "50 Expats You Should Know" by Expatriate Lifestyle, American Robert Raymer has taught creative writing for 13 years at two Malaysian universities, has judged short story competitions including the 2009 MPH National Short Story Awards, published over 500 short stories and articles, and conducted numerous workshops on creative writing.  He is the author of Spirit of Malaysia , Tropical Affairs: Episodes from an Expat's Life in Malaysia and Lovers and Strangers Revisited , winner of 2009 Popular-The Star Readers Choice Awards, taught in universities and translated into French.
Robert's interviews and book reviews can be found on his website http://www.borneoexpatwriter.com
* Comments from recent workshop participants (below article). *Here's the link to the first KK workshop, the second KK workshop, and the third KK workshop.
**Here's my workshop with Malaysian Nurses Association and International Tuition School in Kuching.
***If you are interested to bring my workshops to other organizations or associations in Sabah/Sarawak/West Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei for 2012 please contact me at robert@borneoexpatwriter.com  Thank you!
****Here the link to my website, to MPH online for orders for all three of my books, including my latest, Spirit of Malaysia and for Trois autres Malaisie.