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Hello Reader

Until you attempt to describe a still image, using actual words, it doesn't really mean much. Or, to put that the other way around: by describing a picture - actually choosing words and uttering them or writing them down - you can't avoid finding stories in it.

I recorded a short video about this (see below), at the request of Helen at Arvon, to drum up interest in the upcoming online writing course.

In the video you can see examples of the to-and-fro of words and pictures generated as I worked with other writers:

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JPF

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John-Paul Flintoff

Hello!, thanks for popping in. I'm a writer, illustrator and performer.

šŸ“– 7 Books in 16 languages šŸ“š including: How To Change The World A Modest Book About How To Make An Adequate Speech.

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