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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Magazine Madness Part 3: March letters
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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Tips On Writing Poetry For Children
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
Posted in Ideas, Poetry, West Midlands
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Kate Long Answers Writers’ Questions
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
The results are out for the Asham Award, which is a bi-annual short story prize for previously unpublished* women writers based in the UK.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?
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
Posted in Competitions, Ideas
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Love Is In The Air!
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
Posted in Books, The Royal Wedding
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Laugh In The Face of Rejection!
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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