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Liz Hudson
Apr 2, 202311 min read
How I levelled up my writing by playing Dungeons and Dragons
A Bard, a Cleric and a Wizard walk into a publishing house... How Dungeons and Dragons has influenced my writing.
Liz Hudson
Mar 31, 20223 min read
What is Retrofuturism, anyway?
You recognise it when you see it, but can you explain what literary retrofuturism actually is? Join us for a quick tour of the retro-galaxy.
Liz Hudson
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Is it too late to start writing?
Have you ever caught yourself wondering, am I too old to start writing? I’ve always felt like a writer, and I’ve always taken for...
Writing Voices
Feb 27, 20224 min read
Writing Places: A turning point in fiction writing?
Two of our resident writers talk about their experiences in writing places, and challenges and successes they've found along the way.
Writing Voices
Jan 20, 20224 min read
Writing Competitions in 2022
If you’re anything like us, you probably have a stack of stories and piles of poems languishing on your laptop, waiting for the right...
Writing Voices
Jan 13, 202213 min read
52 Must-Reads for 2022
Wondering what to read this year? Or, if you're anything like us, you probably have a to-read pile so large it's developing structural...
Nic Benson
Dec 16, 20213 min read
Christmas can be a difficult time for writers
Christmas can be a difficult time for writers. If you’re of the introvert persuasion, as many of us are, weeks of enforced socialisation...
Writing Voices
Nov 11, 20214 min read
Four essential rituals for writers
We put our brains together and assembled four fundamental rituals for writers and some tips on how you can tailor them to suit you.
Writing Voices
Nov 4, 20215 min read
If you could recommend one book that helped make you a better writer, what would it be and why?
This week, we've been racking our brains to choose just one book that helped make each of us a better writer.
Writing Voices
Sep 2, 20216 min read
Pick four images that inspire creativity and explain why you chose them.
We asked the scribble to pick out four images which appealed and explain how they might use those images to inspire their creative process.
Writing Voices
Jul 29, 20216 min read
What non-writing activities help your writing?
As writers, we tend to spend a lot of time focused on the job in hand or building and exploring internal, alternative worlds. Work life...
Writing Voices
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Who are your greatest literary influences?
Have you ever heard the phrase 'great writers are great readers'? If you're passionate about writing, there's an excellent chance that...
Writing Voices
Feb 25, 20216 min read
Do you have a muse?
They stand both in the shadows behind the writing desk and shine from the page. The muses.
Writing Voices
Feb 18, 20216 min read
Where do your ideas come from?
Ideas are the kindling which ignite and fuel all stories - without ideas, writers are just people with pens and bits of blank paper. We...
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