“You just have got to be brave enough to start…” Tom Stoppard QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
I feel that when I began writing, I had a need to know more about the play before I got into it. I think that’s the way I was thinking. … Continue reading
Embroidering people with beauty – ART FOR WRITERS
Ruth Miller creates hand-embroidered portraits from her studio on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Each one takes about a year. This is what she says about her work: “Ugly and gross … Continue reading
Can you write funny? BBC Radio is looking for new comedy talent
BBC Radio 4 have commissioned a sketch show for aspiring comedy writers. The focuss is on smart and funny observations around diversity and multiculturalism. This is a UK-wide opportunity for … Continue reading
A 10 point smorgasbord of writing advice for Christmas QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
If you wrote down all the suggestions for writing well from successful writers, and tossed them into a hat, the top 10 would look something like this: 1. Write every … Continue reading
Glory in the colour of your words…ART FOR WRITERS
This is one of the Nana scultures by Niki de Saint Phalle and you don’t need me to tell you it’s celebrating life, colour and being a woman. It’s a … Continue reading
8 reasons why a Writer should join twitter. On the shortest day of the year a celebration of writing short
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I know writers and readers who embrace every kind of social media but still can’t stand the thought of twitter. I wrote this two…
A shed load of writing competitions – all ending on New Year’s Eve
2017 Ernest Hemingway Prize for Flash Ficton Genre: Fiction up to 1500 words Prize: $200 and publication in Fiction Southeast Deadline: December 31, 2017 The Magic Oxygen Literary Prize Genre: Short … Continue reading
…how to choose the form your story will take…Doris Lessing QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
I see every book as a problem that you have to solve. That is what dictates the form you use. It’s not that you say, ‘I want to write a … Continue reading
Learning from the rich imagery of surrealism…Remedios Varo ART FOR WRITERS
This extraordinary painting is by the Catalan-Mexican surrealist painter Remedios Varo. It was completed in 1955 and called ‘Sympathy’ (originally the Madness of the cat). “I do not wish to … Continue reading
WRITE BY THE BEACH – the Brighton Writing Conference is back in 2018
And tickets are selling faster than ever before… I am so proud to be associated with such an inspiring event. It’s inspiring to meet and learn from so many great … Continue reading
…be your most powerful self…Laini Taylor QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who you want to be, your most powerful self. … Continue reading
Cezanne and the creative arts…ART FOR WRITERS
I’m not going to write about what Paul Cezanne did with paint or his enormous influence on art because I know a lot of people reading this will have much … Continue reading
Win a writing competition that offers a complete publishing package as first prize
Writing Magazine has teamed up with Lulu.com and Authoright to offer their competition winner a complete publishing package, including marketing and PR They are looking for a previously unpublished novel … Continue reading
“…to express myself with words that you can chew…” Dario Fo QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
It is from Beolco Ruzzante that I’ve learned to free myself from conventional literary writing and to express myself with words that you can chew, with unusual sounds, with various … Continue reading
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