Writing Advice – Maria Donovan

Writing on the other side

August 21, 2020

Every day I go to the place where I write. How do I get there? Sometimes it’s easy. Often I have to give myself directions and a downright good talking to …

Scraps

March 11, 2019

When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?

Whether you already love flash fiction or are intrigued to know more about it, here’s a wonderfully informative guest post by Gail Aldwin, whose new collection, Paisley Shirt, is freshly published and gathering admiring reviews. Welcome, Gail!

Five February findings

February 20, 2018

1. February is named for februa – associated with ancient rites of purification.

The Roman poet Ovid, born in 43 BCE, wrote in his Fasti, a half-finished work on the calendar: ‘The fathers of Rome called purification februa‘. Continue reading “Five February findings”

A sense of place – with Rosanna Ley

February 5, 2018

Dorset Writers Network workshop, with Rosanna Ley, Saturday 3 February, 10-12.

Venue: The White Room, The Chapel in the Garden, Bridport.

Anyone who has read Rosanna Ley’s novels will know how important a sense of place is to her writing. Continue reading “A sense of place – with Rosanna Ley”

Susie Wild, Rebecca Parfitt, Maria Donovan and Amy Wack at First Thursday, Chapter, Cardiff 5 10 17

Writer leaves shell!

October 27, 2017

I like solitude. Even before I needed peace for writing (though, come to think of it, I’ve managed to work with the sound of sanding and drilling going on for the past few years) I liked being on my own: to hear my own thoughts and observe the world and dream, not having to talk (except to myself) or be derailed by someone else’s thought train.

And then you take yourself and your work out in public …

Continue reading “Writer leaves shell!”