Watch an Irish Winter Solstice
Tomorrow Friday 21st December 2012 at 8.45am (GMT) you can watch the dawn sunshine of the shortest day of the year light up the interior of an ancient temple on … Continue reading
Writing for Children
The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award is for a manuscript that celebrates cultural diversity in the widest possible sense, either in terms of its story or in terms … Continue reading
Did you know all about the Benjamin means all about the money?
…because Benjamin Franklin appears on the $100 bill. Source: Pointless quiz (watching daytime TV = research). Dead Presidents = money. Source: my film savvy, street wise son
Bad Sex, Good Sex…
Nancy Huston has won the 2012 Bad Sex in Fiction Award for Infrared, published by Atlantic Books. Infrared tells the story of Rena who is a photographer with a taste … Continue reading
MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISE because it’s a good way to start the week – making description stand out for all the right reasons
Good description never just tells you what something is like. It also does something else. Very often the something else adds to the emotional atmosphere of the story or helps … Continue reading
Write like an American
When things go bad, when the fears that disturb your sleep become waking reality, words are clumsy and awkward. They can’t possibly express the depth and breath of what you … Continue reading
Quotations for Writers (and people who like quotations) SYLVIA TOWNSEND WARNER
It is well known that a woman can be in two places at once, at her desk and her washing machine… Sylvia Townsend Warner
Enter a poetry competition to support an arts organisation
I’ve just heard that the Torriano Poetry Competition is low on entries and that the Torriano Meeting House is in real need of the funds the competition generates. It is … Continue reading
NEW creative writing magazine in print for the very first time
Order the first print edition of WHAT THE DICKENS magazine now. It has been available on line for six editions but thanks to public support you can hold it in … Continue reading
Originally posted on The View Outside:
Today’s ‘Editing Advice’ comes from Joanne Phillips who’s blog is excellent for advice and tips on eBook publishing. Back in May Jo published her…
Did you know a cliche is…
a pre-moulded plate of common words/phrases used in hot metal printing. The English word is stereotype. Source: cracked.com where you will also discover the origins of nine other common words … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 