{"product_id":"themself-confessions-of-an-open-university-creative-writing-student-paperback","title":"Themself: Confessions of an Open University Creative Writing Student - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do they teach you at Creative Writing school?\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is an inspirational piece of life writing that should encourage those that want to try a new creative pursuit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e No matter how busy you think you are, you can do it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCrisis Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tightly plotted, well-written, thrilling stuff, written by a man who knows his business.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - M.J. Logue \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I could not stop reading until the end...\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Amazon.com reviewer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemself: My Experience as an Open University Creative Writing Student\u003cp\u003eJames Kemp started Creative Writing with the Open University in October 2013. Themself is the story of how he became a better writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as the stories and poetry he wrote there is commentary on how and why they were written. He shares notes on how to build worlds, create characters, tell stories, write poetry and fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main stories in Themself are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNight Patrol\u003c\/b\u003e - a tense night with the British Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRounds\u003c\/b\u003e - a young midwife solves a problem by helping several others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRefusal\u003c\/b\u003e - an immigration officer deals with a visitor who is more than she claims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHunting Nazis\u003c\/b\u003e - two former SOE agents haveunfinished business in 1953 Berlin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Kemp is a Glaswegian with a strong talent for telling stories. He has studied Creative Writing with the open university and also has a BSc from the University of Glasgow. He writes a variety of fiction, non-fiction \u0026amp; poetry. His first published story, Crisis Point, came from taking part in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in 2012. He has also written about his experiences as a creative writing student. He has written a novel about genetically modified people due for publication in late 2016 and is in the process of researching for a non-fiction book on late 17th century military history. In his teens he was an active member of the Territorial Army and during that time he ran over a Land Rover, slept out in -15 degrees, blew up stuff and accidentally shelled himself while training as an artillery forward observer. The last of which was the subject matter for his first poem, Bloom. James works full-time as a senior manager in the UK civil service, is married to a fantastic woman, with two kids and is also a school governor \u0026amp; cub scout leader when he isn't writing or editing stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67843944317080,"sku":"9781909951167","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/TqL0NDTN7C9781909951167.webp?v=1793350254","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/themself-confessions-of-an-open-university-creative-writing-student-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}