writing
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The women’s weeklies are jam packed with jaw-dropping and dramatic stories. Surely they aren’t something to be considered by a real writer? These magazines do pay extremely well, sometimes offering £100 for a star letter of only a hundred words or so. True-life tales pay bigger money with some earning the story-teller a whopping £1000.…
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Well, things were going quite smoothly this week until my cheekiest rescue cat decided to jump behind the TV and got stuck. After much aggravation, on both parts, he managed to break free, pulling a load of wires with him! So that put paid to internet connection for a while. Thankfully, I’m now connected and…
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Alternatively, get a giant purse:
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After getting up at five am yesterday morning to go and watch my daughter in a swimming gala all day, I’m feeling a little grumpy today. Any of you share the feeling? Obviously someone does!
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Mmmmm…That’s how my writing week is going. I’m sure you all know exactly what I mean but often when I’ve had a week which feels as if it’s going nowhere, the next week is brilliant. Let’s hope next week is one of those! The Lady, renowned as ‘England’s longest running weekly for women’ is my…
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I love amusing signs. Here’s one to make you smile:
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I don’t know about you but I just can’t seem to get going this week. A little bit like this fella: Hopefully by tomorrow, I’ll have a little more go in me:
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Page Numbers! With more and more publications accepting submissions by e-mail, it’s easy to get out of the habit of adding page numbers to your work but it’s always useful to include them. The editor may wish to print out a copy of your work. If the pages are numbered, he/she can clearly see the…
Esther Chilton 