Hemingway on what makes a writer – Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes
All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to … Continue reading
Four and a half things to do in Dublin in 2016
I’ve been writing some travel features recently and I thought I’d share my recent trip to Dublin to visit the exhibitions and events remembering Easter 1916 – the failed six … Continue reading
Monday Creative Writing Exercise — FORBIDDEN
From the archives: this was first published in 2013. The focus in this exercise is on creating atmosphere and a convincing sense of place. The subject is ‘Forbidden Place’ – … Continue reading
“…failure is what writers do.” Anne Enright QUOTES FOR WRITERS (AND PEOPLE WHO LIKE QUOTES)
I have no problem with failure – it is success that makes me sad. Failure is easy. I do it every day, I have been doing it for years. I … Continue reading
Monday Creative Writing Exercise because it’s a good way to start the week: ROMANCE
This is a lucky dip romance…. Pick your numbers and you’ll have your characters, what brings them together and what keeps them apart. All you have to do is write…but … Continue reading
How to make music with words – Gary Provost QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The … Continue reading
Want to publish your book yourself? 12 things to consider before you start
By international bestselling novelist Sarah Rayner Let me cut to the chase. There is a huge amount out there about self-publishing, and I don’t want to double up on what other authors have already … Continue reading
Monday creative writing exercise because it’s a good way to start the week. Character study
You are in some kind of a waiting room: the accident and emergency department of a hospital, attending a job interview, waiting to be interviewed by the police after witnessing … Continue reading
Five Quotes for Mother’s Day
…kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run. … Continue reading
A Short Story is a like a knife…Michael Swanwick Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
A short story…can be held in the mind all in one piece. It’s less like a building than a fiendish device. Every bit of it must be cunningly made and … Continue reading
The difference between critics and artists – Picasso. Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine. Pablo Picasso photo … Continue reading
You can write the best Valentine Day’s message ever…
Instead of a writing quote this Sunday, here is a quotation that will help you be orginal and witty and sincere (and still sound like you) Use Woody Allen as … Continue reading
Tell us about your dream creative writing course…and win
Can you help? At the Beach Hut Writing Academy* in Brighton we have lots of ideas for courses in 2016 . Completing a VERY short survey will help us pick … Continue reading
Seamus Heaney on falling in love with verbal music — Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
I was getting my first sense of crafting words and for one reason or another, words as bearers of history and mystery began to invite me. Maybe it began very … Continue reading
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