Turning Ideas Into Words
I don’t know about anyone else, but as lockdown restrictions in the UK continue to lift, I have been left with a feeling of, “Well… that happened.” Already, life is returning to something that can pass as normal, but with some subtle differences which remind us that, as a society, we have been through something… Continue reading How will Covid-19 influence our stories for years to come?
For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Six – Once Upon A Time
For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Five – Dialogue
For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Four – Picture Prompts
For however long the lockdown continues, I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it to your own website with… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Three – Three Questions
For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays and you just let your imagination take over from there. When you have a story you’re happy with, post it… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Two – Drabble Fiction
I think we can all agree that these days we need things in our lives to keep us going. Things to fill great swathes of time that we now have on our hands. With that in mind, I think now would be a really good time for us to share writing exercises and prompts that… Continue reading Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week One – Short-Story Tennis
So, you know how four years ago 2016 shaped up to be the year that would be the answer to many pub quiz questions in years to come? I.e. In what year… Trump’s America Brexit The Scottish Referendum [insert favourite celebrity name] died Well, looks like 2020 is doing its best to eclipse all that!… Continue reading Lockdown Library
So, here's what we know about the publishing industry (whether you are interested in traditional publishing or self-publishing): It's incredibly competitive Writers have about 3 pages to hook a reader Realistically, it's less than 3 pages Did I mention it's INCREDIBLY competitive? I think you get the idea. In the past I have talked about… Continue reading First Impressions: Protagonists
In January, I set myself a number of goals for the year, one of which was to go on a couple of proofreading and editing courses to hone my skills and put me in a position to offer these services in a professional capacity. I am pleased to report that the first of these courses… Continue reading Review: College of Media and Publishing
Rachael Farrimond 