MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE because it’s a good way to start the week HUMOUR
Ambrose Bierce was an American writer and journalist who disappeared in 1913 when reporting on the Mexican Rebellion. Famous for his sardonic wit, probably his most famous work is THE … Continue reading
You can learn only by doing…STEPHEN KING Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story. Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read … Continue reading
AND THE WINNER IS…this year’s oddest book titles
The shortlist for the 2013 Diagram Prize: Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley (Conari, £9.99) God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis by Tom Hickman (Square Peg, … Continue reading
Get your event listed for free
A quick reminder that if you are organising an event WHAT THE DICKENS magazine now has a new listings section. And it’s free. Get in touch here if you want … Continue reading
SAFARI FRIDAY searching the web for writers and readers
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 writer … Continue reading
Low waged authors: win a writing course with a major literary agency
The ereader Kobo and lit agents Curtis Brown are offering three scholarships to aspiring writers this year. It covers tuition fees for each of the following London courses: the three-month … Continue reading
The 31 best places to be if you love books
Go here to visit a photographic collection of 30 stunning book places from around the world (although books seem to be pretty thin on the ground at the library in … Continue reading
Coming soon to a school near you: CREATIVE WRITING A LEVEL
At last creative writing is recognised as a serious subject, not as a bit of time wasting frippery… The ability to use language as an effective tool is an important … Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION with a metallic theme and an Italian venue…
Poetry on the Lake Patron: Carol Ann Duffy 13th International Poetry Competition. Closing 22nd April 2013. Theme: Metal (include a metallic word, anything from gold to Goldilocks). Categories: Open: Judge – Anne-Marie … Continue reading
Monday Creative Writing Exercise because it’s a good way to start the week: a photograph to fire the imagination.
The blue man wakes up and says… 250 words containing a birth, a death and a small flower
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) SEAN O’ CASEY
HAPPY ST PATRICK’S DAY “Laughter is wine for the soul – laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness – the hilarious declaration made by man that life … Continue reading
SAFARI FRIDAY searching the web for writers and readers
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 writer … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 