Do you know what ecstasy and crosswords have in common?
They are both 100 years old this year – along with Brillo Pads, the modern bra, windscreen wipers and stainless steel….hmm some good historical research here Source: Ayd Instone’s blog. … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers ebooks bargains
Safari = Swahili for long journey.I am on the look out for anything accessible from a keyboard that educates, entertains, intrigues, raises a smile. Anything that helps a reader get … Continue reading
The UK’s first national writing competition for marginalised and disabled writers
CREATIVE FUTURES is a Brighton based charity that supports the development of marginalised writers and artists. They do a lot of interesting stuff – including run the Tight Modern – … Continue reading
Do you know the answer to The Mad Hatter’s riddle?
During the Tea Party in Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter asks: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” No answer is given in the book (would an author … Continue reading
Z is for the end of the A-Z Challenge
Z is for… ZANI an Italian clown, a stock character – this is where the word zany comes from… Z is for… ZEITGEIST – time ghost in German – the … Continue reading
Creative writing exercise because it’s a good way to start the week. Find your place.
> Apologies I lost a day this week – and for that reason the Monday exercise is now on Tuesday but hey ho! it’s here…and I hope you enjoy it. … Continue reading
Y is for YO-HE-HO and why we have words
I didn’t expect Y to be so difficult. For awhile I thought I would be stuck with yarn, the old English word for a rambling story, similar to the Chinese … Continue reading
Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes) Dorothy L. Sayers
A man once asked me … how I managed in my books to write such natural conversation between men when they were by themselves. … I replied that I had … Continue reading
X is for….a X rated short story
One look told me that this dame was a no-holds barred xanthippe. It was a slow day in a month busy with final demands so when my office door swung … Continue reading
W is for Writing Workshops
The case against Author and editor Louis Menand writing in the New Yorker in 2009 was deeply skeptical about the traditional workshop method. “Creative-writing programs are designed on the theory … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers Womagwriter
Safari = Swahili for long journey.I am on the look out for anything accessible from a keyboard that educates, entertains, intrigues, raises a smile. Anything that helps a reader get … Continue reading
V is for the VISAGE so irksome to a writer’s sight (or falling out of love with your manuscript)
ANNE BRADSTREET was America’s first published poet. Born in Northampton, she became part of 17th century Massachusetts aristocracy – the men in the family were state governors and founders of … Continue reading
U is for UNUSUAL WAYS OF REVEALING NEWS
In 1963 the British novelist and critic David Lodge was a student working on a satirical revue for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The cast included the soon-to-become iconic actress Julie … Continue reading
T is for TRICOLON – the power of three
A tricolon is a sentence made up of three clearly defined parts. It’s often used in speeches Veni, vidi, vici (I came; I saw; I conquered.) Julius Caesar “with malice … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 