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Duck Duck Goose, by Charles Barrett
Surreal comedy. Is Catrin's new job as a contract killer the final nail in the coffin for her town's old way of life?
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Mon 20 Oct 2014
22:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
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Where I like to write
Not only is Gunnersbury Park in West London brilliant for showing off your knitwear, it’s also a great place to get away from the London-ness of where I live. For this particular piece, I also found some mirroring between theme and place. The park estate is currently under renovation, the old buildings, such as the bath-house and the watchtower are coming back to life, the old kitchen vegetable garden is now a community garden for green-fingered locals with no outdoor space of their own. As I was writing about loss of character in Duck, Duck, Goose, the park in which I wrote much of it was rediscovering its own character around me.
What I’ve gained from this experience
This has been a unique opportunity to see my own work through the eyes of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ producer. The added professional perspective on my work has changed the way in which I approach my own writing. It has certainly opened my eyes to opportunities that are waiting, and on how they are best approached. More than anything, it has reset my focus on the fundamental points of writing.
Not only is Gunnersbury Park in West London brilliant for showing off your knitwear, it’s also a great place to get away from the London-ness of where I live. For this particular piece, I also found some mirroring between theme and place. The park estate is currently under renovation, the old buildings, such as the bath-house and the watchtower are coming back to life, the old kitchen vegetable garden is now a community garden for green-fingered locals with no outdoor space of their own. As I was writing about loss of character in Duck, Duck, Goose, the park in which I wrote much of it was rediscovering its own character around me.
What I’ve gained from this experience
This has been a unique opportunity to see my own work through the eyes of a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ producer. The added professional perspective on my work has changed the way in which I approach my own writing. It has certainly opened my eyes to opportunities that are waiting, and on how they are best approached. More than anything, it has reset my focus on the fundamental points of writing.
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- Mon 20 Oct 2014 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
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