• Markets For Writers

    Fancy writing a drama script? Then take a look at the BBC Writersroom website. They are opening up a window for TV, stage, film, radio and film scripts. The window opens on Monday 9th December 2019 and will close on Monday 6th January 2020. Here’s a little bit of information about what they’re looking for:…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    It’s always helpful to have some practical advice…

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  • Bite Size Writing Tips

    Changing Columns Being a columnist in a national newspaper or well-known magazine and dazzling readers with your knowledge and wit is many writers’ dream. However, take a look through the papers and magazines and you’ll see that many of them are written by experts in a particular field, celebrities or established writers, with a long…

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  • Being an editor, I work on all sorts of writing – non-fiction, different fiction genres, as well as writing for different age groups. As a reader, I enjoy all sorts of books; I just love words. The Last Chance Hotel, written by Nicki Thornton, has been created for children aged 9-12, but I think you’ll…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your weekly five-word challenge! For this week’s challenge, I’m keeping a Christmas theme. Can you tell a story in five words, using the word MISTLETOE in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word SANTA. You sent in some great stories. Here they are: Peter Wells: Santa left the wrong present!…

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  • Markets For Writers

    You’ve got plenty of time for this week’s market – the closing date for The Writers’ and Artists’ Short Story Competition is 13th February 2020. Stories are invited on any theme, up to 2000 words. The competition is free to enter. A winner and two runners-up will be chosen. Prizes include a place on one…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    You didn’t know dogs could read, did you?

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  • Exciting News!

    I’m thrilled to announce that I’m going to be part of the Indie Fest in 2020. My partner and I went along to this year’s event to see what it was all about. We had a great time, meeting authors and going along to workshops and author talks. So we knew we wanted to be…

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  • It’s my pleasure to introduce Alex Marchant, a lovely author I met at the Indie Lit Fest earlier this year. I was fascinated by her books and was thrilled when she agreed to be my interviewee. Q. You’ve written two books in your series for children so far. Can you tell us a little bit…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your weekly five-word challenge! For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word SANTA in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word LOTTERY. You sent in some fab stories. Here they are: Bharul Chhatbar: Live life like a lottery. Lottery – my dream, sans…

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