Liz Hudson
A Confession: Returning to a half-finished manuscript is tough
How do you get back into a partially finished manuscript after a prolonged break? Picking up those loose threads requires a bit of strategy.
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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.
Insider Interviews
Mar 21, 20238 min read
Insider Interviews: David Bench
We delve into the world of alternative publishing and self-management, from book covers to selecting retailers with David Bench.
Liz Hudson
Oct 31, 20223 min read
From one SAD writer to another
Are you struggling at the moment?
Nic Benson
May 12, 20222 min read
A matter of course
Thinking about taking some sort of creative writing class and worried about other people's opinions? Here's a brief pep talk...
Harrison Casswell
Apr 29, 20223 min read
Is writing poetry good for you?
Absolutely. Yes. I don’t think there’s any doubt about this. At least, there isn’t in my mind. Whenever somebody tells me: “Hey, I want...
Insider Interviews
Mar 18, 20225 min read
Insider Interviews: Ian Parks
Described by Chiron as 'the finest love poet of his generation', award winning poet Ian Parks has published eight collections, performed...
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
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...
Liz Hudson
Dec 30, 20213 min read
New Year's Resolutions for Writers: Set yourself up for success in 2022
A new year always feels a little bit like a fresh start, doesn’t it? And along with that fresh start, we set resolutions to help guide...
Writing Voices
Nov 18, 20215 min read
Pantsing vs Plotting: Which is ‘The Way’?
The official battle line of the writing community: pantsers vs plotters. Which is 'The Way'?
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
Oct 14, 20215 min read
Are there any writing exercises you do to warm up or improve your craft?
Just like athletes, us scribblers have to keep our writing muscles warm and our creative energy flowing, if we are to perform at our peak!
Writing Voices
Sep 23, 20216 min read
What are your golden rules of writing?
It's important to have laws to live by in all aspects of your life! This week, we're spilling the ink on our golden rules of writing...
Writing Voices
Sep 9, 20214 min read
What is your biggest insecurity as a writer?
Writers tend to share a lot of the same worries and fears, so we decided to show some solidarity with our readers and share some of ours.
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
Jul 8, 20217 min read
Which books do you revisit & why?
Great writers are great readers. Chances are, if you're a writer, it's because at some point along the road, you fell in love with a book.
Writing Voices
Jul 1, 20215 min read
Have you ever been on a writing retreat? What did you get out of it?
what better for a writer than a writing retreat? We asked the scribble if they'd ever been on a retreat and what they got out of it.
Writing Voices
Jun 24, 20217 min read
You're restricted to a genre, form and medium for life. What do you go for?
You wake up one morning and there is an email waiting for you, telling you that today you must choose one genre, form and medium for life...
Writing Voices
May 27, 20214 min read
Do you stick to one project at a time or do you have several on the go?
We're delving into more controversy this week with a question that has had writers gesticulating at each other furiously for years.
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