Monthly Archives: March 2011

Magazine Madness Part 3: March letters

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Here are the magazines that I’ve been writing to this month! 1. Writing Magazine Yes, I know, this is a really easy one, so it feels like a bit of a cheat, BUT I’m only allowed to count it once … Continue reading →

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Twist-In-The-Tale Short Stories

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s no doubt that there’s a market for good (ie: original) twist-in-the-tale short stories. The Weekly News, which publishes 3 short stories every week, definitely seems to favour them and Take A Break Fiction Feast … Continue reading →

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Tips On Writing Poetry For Children

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Children’s poetry is at the forefront of my mind at the moment. I’m one of the poets involved in ‘Well Versed’, a project running in 3 regions of the UK – including the West Midands – to take poetry into … Continue reading →

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Kate Long Answers Writers’ Questions

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Thanks to the lovely Womag website, I have discovered a way of asking novelist Kate Long a direct question – and getting an answer! (You can ask her anything, within reason. Someone’s asked her ‘what’s your favourite colour?’ answer: moss … Continue reading →

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The Asham Award – Results

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The results are out for the Asham Award, which is a bi-annual short story prize for previously unpublished* women writers based in the UK. I meant to enter this and didn’t and now of course I’m kicking myself, because the … Continue reading →

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What The Dickens?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Life’s a bit hectic at the moment – particularly at the beginning of each week – hence my tardiness in the blogging department! I’m working at the ‘day job’ Monday to Wednesday and teaching Creative Writing classes on Monday nights … Continue reading →

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Story Success & Novel Competition

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

I have a story in the new (out today!) issue of Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special. They don’t usually do this to my stories but – shock, horror – they’ve changed the title! I called it ‘Love You A Hundred’, which … Continue reading →

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Love Is In The Air!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

I’m making no excuses for bringing a touch of romance to my blog today! Romance is, after all, the top-selling genre and many other types of books have an element of romance in them somewhere too (what about thrillers like … Continue reading →

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Some Short Story Competitions

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Penguin and The Telegraph have announced a free short story competition for 16-18 year old UK residents. Closing date: 14th April 2011. I don’t suppose many of you are in that age category (correct me if I’m wrong!) but if … Continue reading →

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Laugh In The Face of Rejection!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

I don’t normally pass on YouTube stuff (and you may have already seen it – over 2 million people have!) but I think you might find this amusing – I certainly did! Worth a click here next time you get … Continue reading →

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