writing

New blog post by Claire G – discussions in this thread, please --- The Good There’s so much to love about writing – the excitement of that initial spark of an idea; the stimulation of the challenge to make it work; that feeling you get when you find the perfect word/phrase/sentence/paragraph...

Yay! I've just had a zoom interview with Charlotte of The Golden Egg Academy. Having read my first 2000 words (of Dangerously Fae) and my synopsis, she thinks I'm a really strong writer and has accepted me onto their one year course for writing Children's and YA! (Starts January). It's a lot of...

http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/01/22/25-hard-truths-about-writing-and-publishing/

I'm reading the book featured in this article (Duffy & Son). Highly recommend it. A wry, funny, and poignant study of getting older. So I did a little research into the author. I think his personal writing story might be of interest to many of us...

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times. Jon Ronson

“The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.” Mary Heaton Vorse

“Writing is like riding a bike. Once you gain momentum, the hills are easier. Editing, however, requires a motor and some horsepower.” Gina McKnight

“Editing. It’s like dieting; except a lot more violent.” Leya Delray

This did look like an interesting site. Substack. This month the deadline is tomorrow-but regular contests...

Hi everyone! I put a feeler post out about this earlier in the month, and now it's officially happening! Here's how it'll work (for anyone who has done Writing Accountability Buddies, you may notice some similarities ;)) 1. Comment below to say you're want to join the event. 2. Tell us a bit...

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers. Jackie Collins

Talking about how I might write the next book is like talking about whether or not to have sex. Any dithering ruins it. Louise Erdrich

Maria McHale from Writers.ie “Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.” – John Updike A lot of writers worry too much about creativity, and not enough about consistency of output. If that’s you, let’s talk about manipulating your mind out of making that...

I’m delighted to announce the winners of October’s One Perfect Sentence competition! This month, we made all the entries anonymous, so there was no possibility of favouritism. The votes simply reflected your own unfiltered perception of the entries. However, I’ve just unmasked the entrants, and...

https://foxprinteditorial.com/my-books/ FYI: new Tiffany Yates Martin book out today. I know a lot of us have found her previous book Intuitive Editing invaluable. This looks like another essential addition to the writer's bookshelf.

New blog post by Claire G – discussions in this thread, please --- Giving Feedback The title of this post is a sentence that’s often used at the end of a fellow writer’s feedback in the Lab, and I think it’s perfect. The first time I submitted work for critique and someone responded with this...

New blog post by Rachel McCarron – discussions in this thread, please --- There has long been an association between mental illness and creativity with seemingly endless examples of successful creatives affected by anxiety, depression, bipolar and other mental disorders: F. Scott Fitzgerald...

Like some reanimated mutilated corpse in a giallo B-movie filmed by Dario Argento… It’s back! This month’s One Perfect Sentence is open. So is your mind. Let them communicate with each other. https://colony.litopia.com/threads/one-perfect-sentence-october-2024.14989/

Hi folks, Is anyone interested in doing a NaNoWriMo style event in November? After all the issues with the official Nanowrimo organisation, I'm not keen on registering with the event through any of their official channels, however, I am keen to attempt 50k words in November and am on the hunt...