• Happy New Year from My Weekly Writing Challenge! It’s had a bit of a break, so now my weekly series is back. So it’s time to put Christmas and New year behind you and to take up the challenge once again. Well…perhaps you oughtn’t to put Christmas and New year behind you just yet, as…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Cinnamon Press is an independent publisher, publishing poetry, fiction and also selective non-fiction. It’s a small company run by a family team. As well as publishing books, Cinnamon Press hold twice yearly competitions for poetry, mini-stories, short stories and novels/novellas. To find out more about each competition, take a look at their competitions page and…

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  • I was wondering  what my new ‘Funny of the Week’ series would be about when I came across this gem of a sign, which gave me the perfect start for the new series:

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  • Well, that’s it, Christmas and the New Year are over and it’s back to work. So, your head is full of ideas, your fingers are sore from the hundreds of words you’ve already typed…or not. Sometimes it isn’t easy to get going after having a break. If you’re not sure where to start, start with…

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    It’s the 2nd January and how many New Year resolutions have you broken so far? One? Two? All of them? If you have, you’re probably feeling a) annoyed at yourself b) frustrated c) like you’ve let yourself down d) a sense of deja vu e) all of these. Yes, every year we do it –…

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  • Happy New Year!

    Hope you all have a great New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Here’s to a brilliant 2015, each and every one of you!

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  • Frivolous and Fun!

    If you’re feeling the after effects of Christmas and feeling a little low, here’s a silly poem to cheer you: Who am I? I’m not a creature who is loved the best, In fact, most say I’m an awful pest, It’s not my fault, I don’t mean to be, Nature made me as I am,…

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  • Happy Christmas All!

    My ‘Markets For Writers‘ page is taking a break this week. If you’re using time off work to catch up on your writing and need some help with finding a market, do take a look at my ‘Markets For Freelancers‘ and ‘More Markets For Freelancers‘ pages. You’ll find numerous ideas for markets on both pages.…

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  • Methinks this one is just a tad overdone…

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