Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Why do you want to be a writer?
Ask yourself why you want to be a writer. If your answer is to be rich, or famous, or published or in fact anything other than that you have a … Continue reading
So much better than having a road named after you…
Just read in GALLEYCAT that today Sunday August 18 the city of Portsmouth – famous for its naval base – is going to honour author Neil Gaiman by naming a … Continue reading
What is a short story?
Someone asked me recently to define a short story. I could understand her difficulty because it’s much easier to say what’s it’s not. It’s not an idea that could have … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW who is winning in the Ebook Vs Print Book War?
Nielsen – the organisation that tracks book sales – is reporting that in America fiction ebooks will overtake print by 2014. However, ‘real’ books may continue to make more money … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers — check if your photographs have been used without your permission
I can’t remember how I came across this website but it’s full of treasures and cake. Kevin & Amanda is a blog run by married couple Kevin and Amanda for … Continue reading
Did Hemingway really write Baby Shoes? The legend of the six word story
Last week in a post about flash fiction resources I mentioned Ernest Hemingway’s famous six word story “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” I added that he is supposed to … Continue reading
Dead Dogs’ Memorial
Absolute Radio asked listeners to talk about the dogs they loved who have died. The result is the Dead Dogs’ Memorial song and video. The London based radio station can … Continue reading
Free to enter Harper’s Bazaar UK Short Story Competition
The prize for this competition is pretty special as befits a magazine of Harper’s Bazaar glossy snazziness. The winning entry will appear in the May 2014 issue and the author … Continue reading
George Orwell returns…down and out
I’ve highlighted Orwell’s six rules for writing ‘when instinct fails’ today over on the creative writing post so I thought I would mention a new novel about his life – … Continue reading
Monday creative writing exercise because it’s a good way to start the week. Rules for Writing
This week not so much an exercise more of a debate. Lots of writers have developed their own set of rules for writing and in February 2010 The Guardian asked … Continue reading
Know London? Bring it to Life in a Tiny Play
Two professional theatre practitioners are planing an evening of Tiny Plays about London next spring. No more than four minutes long (roughly three to four sides of A4) , they … Continue reading
Great Giveaway
Sally Quilford writes short stories for women’s magazines, judges writing competitions and writes a monthly column with Writers Forum magazine. Stephen Fry once described her as ‘pleasantly sane’… I’m telling … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Novelist Sally Koslow on tricking yourself into being a better writer and editor
Start keeping a list of words you tend to repeat: just, always, really, so, whatever. Print your work out more than once, changing fonts, to trick yourself into reading it … Continue reading
FLASH FICTION Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers
Flash Fiction goes by many names: micro fiction, sudden fiction, short short stories, skinny stories (with no fat), postcard fiction and in China it translates to a palm sized smoke … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 