Why Kate Atkinson isn’t a postmodern writer…QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
The legacy of the fairy story in my brain is that everything will work out. In fiction it would be very hard for me, as a writer, to give a … Continue reading
Writing Competition to win festival tickets
Words have the power to change lives, whether those words are spoken or written. They change the way people think, feel and act. Audify – the hearing health company – … Continue reading
Where writers get their ideas – John Gardner QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Out of the artist’s imagination, as out of nature’s inexhaustible well, pours one thing after another. The artist composes, writes, or paints just as he dreams, seizing whatever swims close … Continue reading
What good writing is all about – E.L.Doctorow QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. E. L. Doctorow
“The book is constructed as a conversation…” E.L. Doctorow Quotes for Writers ( and people who like quotes)
When you’re writing a book, you don’t really think about it critically. You don’t want to know too well what you’re doing. First, you write the book, then you find … Continue reading
Jobs for Writers
SCRIPTWRITER – Digital Marketing Bolton, UK 12 month contract: the scriptwriter will be working on 3D animated product videos , up to ten per day. Requirements Quirky and orginal writing … Continue reading
The way your brain works at night is different to any other time, says novelist Erin Morgenstern QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I like to call it night-time brain: the way your mind seems to function on a different frequency than it does during daylight hours – which can be good or … Continue reading
International Poetry competition – one of the biggest and best
One of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poetry contests, the National Poetry Competition is now open for previously unpublished poems of up to 40 lines on any subject. (Publication … Continue reading
Jobs for Writers
A round up of writing or writing related jobs that have come to my attention – hope it’s helpful. GRADUATE CREATIVE WRITING, SOCIAL MEDIA & CUSTOMER SERVICES EXECUTIVE – Paid … Continue reading
Philip Pullman sticks up for Once Upon A Time…QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and people who like quotes)
We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time … Continue reading
An international Poetry Competition for young people
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is free to enter and open to poets aged 11-17 from across the world. Poems can be on any theme or length. … Continue reading
What comes next? Join in this group story writing challange
WE had two stories running at the same time. I ended this one yesterday (see how it all worked out) but the other is still live. And you can join … Continue reading
Join this GROUP WRITING PROMPT – an example of exercise 101
This is one of my favourite exercises. It always works. All you have to do is go to page 101 of a novel selected at random and find the first … Continue reading
Success Means Showing Up – a heart-felt plea from a small publisher
I got to know BILL MUNRO at Society of Authors meetings and I admire the way he has carved out a niche place in the non fiction market for Earlswood … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 