Quiz – can you judge a book by its cover?
The wonderfully talented book designer Simon Avery (see an example of his work on the right. Hint: it has creative writing in the title) has come up with a quiz … Continue reading
Theatre insists on the present tense…Richard Eyre Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
Theatre insists on the present tense – there’s a sense of occasion and of being part of a community in any theatre performance. We go into the theatre as individuals … Continue reading
The answer to Writer’s Block? Going for a swim…quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
I step away from the computer and swim. I really wish someone had told me earlier that there’s a relationship between writing and exercise. Writing involves you being completely, revoltingly … Continue reading
Writer’s, club together…
Originally posted on Cath Humphris:
The first rule for a writing class is you do ask questions. The second rule for a writing class is: You do ask questions. Third rule…
A writer lives in two worlds says Maggie O’Farrall – Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
(When she’s writing) I can’t have anyone else in the room and if the children come in, I have to stop. You need the real world to fade to be … Continue reading
The Internet in 100 Years
Originally posted on International Book Promotion:
The Internet in 100 Years
Writing Exercise from the Archives BREAKFAST
Your subject — what you ate this morning. Compare it with other breakfasts you’ve known: childhood breakfasts, breakfasts with lovers, breakfasts with children, breakfasts in greasy spoon cafes, in chic … Continue reading
Writing Exercise from the archives. IN THE SUMMER TIME…
We need to make the most of the summer so today’s exercise is very simple: go outside to write whenever you have the chance. But do it in a way … Continue reading
Writing a novel as if the characters could run away – P.G.Wodehouse Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
The principle I always go on in writing a novel is to think of the characters in terms of actors in a play. I say to myself, if a big … Continue reading
Entering Contests
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
In 2005, I won a local writing contest; as a result, I’ve frequently been asked to judge it. (image: http://www.pixabay.com)…
What it means to be a writer – Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
To be a writer is to sit down at one’s desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue … Continue reading
Even badly-written science fiction has value – Robert Heinlein Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
I think that science fiction, even the corniest of it, even the most outlandish of it, no matter how badly it’s written, has a distinct therapeutic value because all of … Continue reading
When reviews really matter…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Image source reddit.com “Bilbo Baggins was a Hobbit who lived in his Hobbit hole and never went for adventures, at last Gandalf…
Dust motes dancing in the air? Enough already. Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
How many stories can begin with some type of light bursting forth through a hunk of glass? Apparently there is no limit. At least 15% of stories contain some type … Continue reading
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