Tag Archives: Writers Resources

Winning for ‘Switzerland’

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

In case you missed it on FB and Twitter, on Saturday, at Get Writing 2012, run by the estimable Verulam Writers Circle, I won their short story cup.  And here it is, in all its shiny glory. I am so … Continue reading →

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Why blog?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

What has blogging ever done for me?  Over at her Confident Writing site, Joanna Paterson has encouraged readers to consider What has blogging given you the confidence to write or create and then *share*… that you wouldn’t otherwise have done? … Continue reading →

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Writing on the water

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Back ashore for a while, I’m missing our Roaring Girl. She’s currently ashore in Malta, after a great summer cruising around the edges of the Tyrennhian and Aegean seas. Strange though it may seem, though,  it’s often easier to write … Continue reading →

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Research

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

There’s a cliche in writers education to ‘write what you know’, which has always seemed a spur to know more and then write about it.  Research is not a luxury.  Some (famous, male) author I head on the radio a … Continue reading →

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