Chaos, confusion, despair…something good can come out of it, said Somerset Maugham Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create … Continue reading
ART QUOTES: What is an Artist?
Originally posted on THE REMODERN REVIEW:
Romare Bearden “Dream of Exile” If you’re any kind of artist, you make a miraculous journey, and you come back and make some statements…
Jobs for Writers
This post is a bit of an experiment. I thought it might be useful to provide a regular round up of writing or writing related jobs that come to my … Continue reading
Happy Bloomsday
Bloomsday celebrates James Joyce’s Ulysses. The story takes place takes place on a single day: June 16th 1904 in Dublin. Ulysses follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and … Continue reading
Children’s Book Writing Competition
Gransnet – the slightly creaky older version of Mumsnet – is out to discover a new children’s author. The competition They are looking for books for children aged between 3 … Continue reading
Legends of the Burren
I visited the Burren many years ago – it’s an extraordinary landscape and Ali Isaac has captured both the beauty and the stories that lie just under the surface. Cromwell’s … Continue reading
Do we hate short stories in the UK?
You would be forgiven for thinking that’s true because very, very few collections are published by British publishers. But hold, I hear you say: I like reading short stories…(you did … Continue reading
Jane Eyre and the Legendary Gytrash
Originally posted on Mimi Matthews:
Snarling dog from Darwin’s Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, 1872.(Image Courtesy of The Wellcome Library, CC BY 4.0.) According to Charlotte Brontë’s 1847…
Stephen King on the hardest things to put into words: Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they … Continue reading
Short stories explode – novels smoke, says Paolo Bacigalupi Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
Short fiction seems more targeted – hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them. Long fiction feels more like … Continue reading
International short story competition
Le me be frank, the prizes on offer in the Willesden Herald short story competition won’t raise your blood pressure. 1st prize is a one-off Willesden Herald mug inscribed “The … Continue reading
Elizabeth Goudge on what to read in times of trouble QUOTES FOR WRITERS (and readers)
In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and loved makes better reading than something new and untried … nothing is so warming and … Continue reading
Giveaway! Follow my new blog
If you’d like a chance to win a copy of my popular writing guide Back to Creative Writing School follow my new blog HERE You might feel I’m a bit … Continue reading
Kurt Vonnegut on making your soul grow: Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, … Continue reading
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