For 24 hours only BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL will be free
Next Monday December 2nd my new ebook is free to download.* Word of mouth still sells more books than anything else which I find heartening, but before someone can recommend … Continue reading
THREE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS IN A GHOST STORY
From the archives – as I am in the middle of assignment season. I wrote this post in November 2010 and November seems the right month for ghost stories. Here … Continue reading
Getting pigeon-holed by Dragons – TERRY PRATCHETT Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
We categorize too much on the basis of unreliable assumption. A literary novel written by Brian Aldiss must be science fiction, because he is a known science fiction writer; a … Continue reading
How to make a tired woman very happy…
Two very nice things happened at the end of a long day. First a five star* review of BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL from a creative writing lecturer who wrote … Continue reading
Why I wanted to throw a warm-hearted feel-good book across the room
It’s unfair to call THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY a bad book because it has a compelling story line and is an easy read – which I … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Isabel Allende on why English is the best language for writers
I try to write beautifully, but accessibly. In the romance languages, Spanish, French, Italian, there’s a flowery way of saying things that does not exist in English. My husband says … Continue reading
Authors for Philippines
Authors are running online auction to raise money for the Red Cross’s Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. It ends on Wednesday November 20th The typhoon that slammed into the Philippines on November … Continue reading
A New Website celebrating the short story — SAFARI FRIDAY SEARCHING THE WEB FOR WRITERS AND READERS
Short Stops is a new – very new – website dedicated to the short storyin the UK and Ireland. It officially opens on Sunday November 17th but it is already … Continue reading
Is a mystery box-shaped? Could you write one?
Margery Allingham was an English crime writer best known for her detective stories featuring Albert Campion a sleuth who appears to be an upper class silly ass but in reality … Continue reading
BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL is out on Amazon
30 exercises 33,000 words An ebook you can download to your phone, your Ipad, your laptop, your PC…using this free app from Amazon HERE (and it is a doddle to … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) writers and icebergs
If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows… The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to … Continue reading
Up for grabs – £30,00 bursary to launch your creative career
Ideas Tap and Sky Academy Arts Scholarships are awarding five £30,000 bursaries to talented artists aged 18-30 from the UK and Ireland. In addition to the bursary, winners are also paired … Continue reading
What I’m doing today…and if you’re Royal Tunbridge Wells come and say hi….
I will be at a POP UP bookshop at the Royal Victoria Shopping Mall. More than books – experts will be on hand to offer advice on creative writing and … Continue reading
The last place you may want to read my kindle ebook is on a kindle
Back to CREATIVE WRITING School was launched as a Kindle ebook at the beginning of November, but you don’t need a Kindle to read it. You can download a free … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 