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Back to basics: What is your why?
Back to basics: What is your why? Hello to all my fellow writers and those who aspire to be. Today I’m here to check in [...]
How to build a fictional world – Kate Messner
This is a wonderful short video from Ted talks on how to create fictional worlds. There are no set rules of how to do this, [...]
A Time Before Vaccinations
A Time Before Vaccinations — An Opinion By Marion Colledge It was in a corner of Leicestershire, England—1951. ‘What’s this white mark on my [...]
5 US Publications that pay for short stories
5 US Publications that pay for short stories Listed below is a selection of US publications that publish short fiction, essays and also poetry. These [...]
A Banshees Tale
The green isles of Ireland are home to many tales of mythical creatures, such as the infamous Leprechaun, the sorceress Carman and the headless horseman [...]
Get Constructive Feedback on your Writing
Open Reading / Beta Reading Group Sessions. The Writers Initiative runs a friendly open reading / beta reading for writers to read their work back [...]
Rule-Breaking Stories
There are numerous rules and conventions when it comes to writing fiction, and the lines between the two are often blurred. Because writing is an [...]
Why you should embrace and explore diversity in literature
Why you should embrace and explore diversity in literature Every budding writer will be familiar with the advice that, in order to be a successful [...]