January 2024 – Page 2

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Beginnings And Endings

16 January 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen It’s great to be starting the New Year with the theme of Beginnings And Endings, and my January page is, naturally, looking at beginnings. Some of you may know I love a quiz. There’s a round I particularly like to show off in and that’s the opening lines of ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Elizabeth Freeman

14 January 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Elizabeth Freeman Elizabeth Freeman has published two books about local history (Stenlake Publishers) with her son, Jason. She’s keen on research and uses it in her writing. She’s also a poet who enjoys writing ballads. With Pen to Print, she’s published a pamphlet: Poems From Here And ...

Write On! Features: The Big Debate – The Enigma Of Success by Claire Buss

12 January 2024 News, WriteOn Features

by Claire Buss Originally published in Write On! magazine, Issue Three This is how the conversation goes: "So, what do you do, Claire?" "Oh, I'm a writer." "Really? Anything I'd have seen?" "Well… all my books are on Amazon so…" "Who's your publisher?" "Actually, I'm self-published." "Oh, right. So when are you going back to work?" Because of course, having ...

Showcase: The Strange Magic Of New Beginnings + A Woman’s Worth + That Island Off Scotland + Enough

10 January 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison The new year has started and, along with the calendar change, we absorb new hope and consider new dreams and desires. However, as with everything, there will be endings we both champion and commiserate. As we start this year, and continue our January theme of ‘Beginnings And Endings,’ ...

Monday Moments: Beginnings, Endings And Everything In Between

08 January 2024 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Happy New Year readers! It’s my one-year anniversary as your ‘Monday Moments’ page editor, and I wanted to start by saying how grateful I am to be able to curate these pages each month. It’s a joy to read through our submissions folder and I’m extremely proud ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Rebecca Seaton

07 January 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Write On! interviews author Rebecca Seaton Rebecca says, "I was born in Bracknell, Berkshire but have lived in Dagenham for the last 25 years. I teach locally and currently work with children with social, emotional and mental health needs. Reading has always been one of my favourite things to do and ...

Write On! Features: Embracing The Power Of The New Year To Finally Accomplish That Dream Goal by Lynne Golodner

05 January 2024 News, WriteOn Features

by Lynne Golodner At the start of a new year, many of us resolve to do things better, or differently than before. But that means we begin with a deficit, doesn’t it? Because, to be better, we have to know what was 'less than' in the previous year. What if, this ...

Showcase: After + The Dinner Club + Oceans Have Emotions + Ageing Gracefully

03 January 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Helen Aitchison It's an honour to open up the first showcase of 2024. With the theme of 'Beginnings And Endings' the new year symbolises exactly this, as do the pieces I've chosen. Taken from Viv Fogel's collection, Imperfect Beginnings, her poem After echoes a loss that many feel, through lack of ...

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