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 …
Continue reading “Writing on the other side”
When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?
Continue reading “Scraps”
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!
Continue reading “Writing Flash Fiction”
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”
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”
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 …
Tuesday 26 of September 2017 was that special day when I saw my novel as a book, with a life of its own, for the first time.
How sweet the reward for a job done. Delicious rhubarb and elderflower sorbet from West Bay.
The job: completing the author questionnaire or A.Q. to go with my forthcoming novel The Chicken Soup Murder.
What is an A.Q.? Continue reading “Author completes questionnaire: deserves ice cream”
A long silence on the blogging front usually means much invisible work going on. Continue reading “Contract!”
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Rachel McAlpine writes, blogs, draws and podcasts here
Teaching the art of composition for photography.
Exploring my world with pictures and words.
Refugees welcome - Flüchtlinge willkommen I am teaching German to refugees. Ich unterrichte geflüchtete Menschen in der deutschen Sprache. I am writing this blog in English and German because my friends speak English and German. Ich schreibe auf Deutsch und Englisch, weil meine Freunde Deutsch und Englisch sprechen.
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Photos, art, and a little bit of LIT.
Exploring the world of ideas through books
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One person's experience of living with dementia
Anita Blogue
never knowingly without a pen
We Dwalen Af gaat over - ja, wat eigenlijk precies? De dingen in het leven. Of beter gezegd de dwalingen in het leven. Van Michiel Huisman tot de Spice Girls. Van ongemakkelijk zijn tot heerlijk eten.
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Short essays about novels and other fictional works
Welcome to a world of emerging writers.
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capturing memories one moment at a time
Maria Donovan 