Win a writing competition that offers a complete publishing package as first prize
Writing Magazine has teamed up with Lulu.com and Authoright to offer their competition winner a complete publishing package, including marketing and PR They are looking for a previously unpublished novel … Continue reading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
Roll Up! Roll up! Creative Writing Newsletter out today
I will be sending out edition number four of my creative writing newsletter later today. It will contain details of submission and competition opportunities that haven’t yet appeared on this … Continue reading
News about writerly things delivered to your inbox every day – Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers
GALLEYCAT covers everything a writer or a reader might be remotely interested in: there’s publishing news with an American slant but with a decent international perspective, writers resources which at … Continue reading
8 reasons why you should start tweeting or come back if you’ve stopped
This is based on a post I wrote back in 2010 and I think it still holds true. If Facebook is about renewing and making contacts, Twitter is about information … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Stephen Fry on ebooks
Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators. STEPHEN FRY photo credit: swisscan via photopin cc
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers — a selection of some of the best from last year
Here’s a small sample of the websites and online resources I discovered in 2013. They demonstrate what a generous lot writers are – here are places you can learn your … Continue reading
Want to be published by Christmas?
First you have to submit a segment of a steamy romance, but you don’t have to stay awake at night worrying about the plot. The people at Hot Key Books … Continue reading
First official UK ebook chart
If you’ve ever wondered how ebook sales compare with ‘real’ books The Bookseller – a London based magazine for the book trade that’s been going since Dickens was in his … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers GETTING FEEDBACK
A couple of years ago, a very talented student complained after class that it was hard to find anyone to give feedback on her writing. She wasn’t having a pop … Continue reading
Fifty Shades of The Artists’ and Writers’ Year Book
Every emerging writer is familiar with the Artists’ and Writers Yearbook. It holds dreams within its red and yellow covers and this week the 2014 Yearbook was launched Alongside lists … Continue reading
Writers going it alone together — a look at three publishing houses finding a third way in publishing
I was intrigued by a recent article in The Guardian about the launch of Notting Hill Press, a new co-operative set up by a small group of authors who have … Continue reading
CREATIVE NONFICTION…Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers
Brevity is a free online quarterly journal for creative non fiction, and I love it for the quality of its writing. All articles and essays are 750 words or less … Continue reading
Safari Friday searching the web for writers and readers — How to judge a book READ PAGE 99
Open the book to page ninety nine, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you. ` FORD MADDOX FORD This is a website based on the premise … Continue reading
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