Why Writers Should Work Out….QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I find that the hardest work of my writing is done in my subconscious brain, somewhere in the back of my skull far out of the reach of my control. … Continue reading
Saturday Afternoon Writing Workshop with lunch (and early bookers get a free copy of my writing guide)
This is a first. I’ve taught in all kinds of places: art galleries and university lecture theatres, under a Mediterranean sun and in cold church halls, but never before in … Continue reading
Meet the bestselling authors of two amazing books set in Brighton SUNDAY SALON AT THE REGENCY TOWN HOUSE
Picture the drawing room at The Regency Town House in Brunswick Square. You come on your own (The Sunday Salon is definitely the kind of event that welcomes solo visitors) … Continue reading
Why it’s good to be a writer…QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.William Cowper
Money = constipation for writers, says Stephen King: Quotes for Writers
Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, … Continue reading
Is There Anyone There? Tickets now available for the Ghost Short Story workshop at Regency Town House
Booking has just opened for the three hour workshop I am running on with artist and printmaker Jill Vigus. IS THERE ANYONE THERE? Ghost Story Writing Workshop Saturday October 6 … Continue reading
Do all this and “it doesn’t matter a damn how well you write” – Somerset Maugham QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how well you write. Somerset Maugham
For just 99p – the ebook writing guide that’s been called ‘the creative writing bible’…
…by top historical novelist C.S. Quinn (you can find out all about her on Amazon HERE) Novelist Alex Pheby, Head of Creative Writing at the University of Greenwich also has … Continue reading
The advantage of being an older writer – Susan Hill QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Getting old has advantages as well as disadvantages. it may mean that you are freed from obligations – work, bringing up children, looking after older relatives – that left you … Continue reading
Free to enter poetry and prose competition for under-represented writers
Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Literary Awards are the UK’s only national writing competition and high profile awards ceremony for under-represented writers in the UK. Is this poetry and short fiction … Continue reading
Short Story competition for Sussex writers
This is a very local writing competition open to anyone living in East or West Sussex now or in the past (which makes former Sussex, Brighton and Chichester university students … Continue reading
Let’s write a chain story – your turn
Haven’t done this in ages, but I’m hoping this will be a good start to the week. The rules are simple: the story starts with my opening below. You fill … Continue reading
The power of telling stories…ART FOR WRITERS
This mural is by Fintan Magee, an Australian artist known for his murals throughout the world. This is a partial list of his public art, but as it doesn’t include … Continue reading
8 reasons why a Writer should join twitter. On the shortest day of the year a celebration of writing short
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I know writers and readers who embrace every kind of social media but still can’t stand the thought of twitter. I wrote this two…
