You can learn a lot from films…
On Fridays I am returning to some of my favourite posts from the past. To paraphrase BBC radio: this is your chance to read again…This post comes from April 2013 … Continue reading
What’s your best chance of being published RIGHT NOW?
Last week an article in Vanity Fair website suggested that on the back of the Fifty Shades of Grey film erotic fiction was still a good way of convincing a … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day – love without the claptrap….
The origins: The Oxford University Press Blog cites three possible sources. Valentine of Terni, martyred circa AD 197, for his Christianity. Another possible origin, Valentine of Rome, circa AD 289, … Continue reading
A night to remember….FROM THE ARCHIVE
On Fridays I am returning to some of my favourite posts from the past. To paraphrase BBC radio: this is your chance to read again… In 1963 the British novelist … Continue reading
A simple writing exercise that packs a punch FROM THE ARCHIVES
I’m recovering from two total replacement knee operations and everything is going well. A bionic new me will be sashaying out in the summer, maybe even doing a bit of … Continue reading
Write a chilling ghost story…international competition and publishing opportunity
The Fiction Desk publish an anthology series dedicated to new short fiction, with volumes published in January, May and September. Individual books are available for £9.99, either from their website … Continue reading
Create New Myths — Write for a London Literary Mag
LITRO started life as a free print pamphlet featuring just one short story. It then became a pocket-sized monthly magazine—still free—with a handful of short stories and the occasional spot … Continue reading
2014 – A Year of Literary Rejection
Originally posted on erinnamettler:
Last New Year I posted a piece about my plans to submit writing to every possible publishing opportunity. I said I was going to organise my…
Enough Already…Well-Loved Literary Clichés
Joanne Harris, author of fourteen novels including Chocolat, has put together ten of her favourites literary clichés. They include: The protagonist who describes herself whilst standing in front of the … Continue reading
Glastonbury wants poets and spoken word performers…
I love doing live readings…would that count, do you think? And would my sons at last recognise that I am, after all, seriously cool? * Glastonbury’s Poetry & Words area … Continue reading
A Writing Course that goes behind the scenes at the museum
Today I’ve invited Dominique De-Light to take over my blog. Dominique is founder and director of CREATIVE FUTURE, an inspirational organisation that works across the South East and nationally, supporting … Continue reading
Would you fail this writing exercise?
What do you think of these opening lines…do they entice you to read on and find out more? Councillor Brown was on time for the meeting to talk about installing … Continue reading
10 things Hilary Mantel knows about writing Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
This list is an extract from a post by Hilary Mantel, the international bestselling author, and seems like a good and thought-provoking way to start the new year. It originally … Continue reading
Set your own S.M.A.R.T goals for 2015….
S.M.A.R.T is a goal oriented strategy that has been around since the 1980s. I don’t know if it works for every activity but I do know it is good for … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 