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Friday Feature: Giving Up The Day Job

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by Lucy Kaufman You know how they say, "Don’t give up the day-job"? Well, guess what? Today I gave up the day job. From now on, everything I do will be writing-related. Yes. I know. Scary, right? Stupid, even. To jack in a professional career, one I have invested over 20 ...

Friday Feature: My Journey Into Short Stories

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by Claire Buckle Fifteen years ago, when I was in my late forties, I started writing fiction. Other than emails and the occasional letter, I hadn’t written much else since my student days studying social science  – a subject hardly conducive to making up stories! The phrase “I always wanted to be a ...

Friday Feature: Women’s Football

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by Michelle Sutton I’ve never been one for stereotypes, perhaps it’s because (as far as I know) I’m not one. Don’t get me wrong; people have tried to put me into pigeon holes and label me many times but there’s always the contradiction. I’ve been called a tomboy, the shy bookish ...

Friday Feature: Theatre In Pandemic

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by Lucy Kaufman In February this year, I was merrily beavering away, co-writing The Tales of Beatrix Potter, an open-air theatrical/musical extravaganza for children and families  to be performed by Spontaneous Productions in a south London park in May. The show was cast, the songs had lyrics, and a teaser poster ...

Friday Feature: Dear Fellow Writers

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Dear Fellow Writers, Before I go ahead and explain my writing career to date, I wonder if you might allow me to introduce myself to you. You could say I began writing many, many years ago at school, since I was always jotting ideas down. As the years went on, I ...

Friday Feature: What’s Wrong With Reading Comics?

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Originally published by Neal Zetter on CCCP Workshops website on June 20, 2020  What's wrong with children (or anyone) reading comics? Nothing! Just because reading material includes pictures as well as words, that does not make it inferior. In fact, I wouldn't be a successful author/poet if I had not immersed ...

Friday Feature: Insane Productivity Hacks For Lazy People

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Originally published by Maria Riegger on June 23, 2020 Today I’d like to share with you some fantastic tips from the book Insane Productivity for Lazy People by Andrii Sedniev. The main thing I love about this book is that it gives the reader practical tips that you can implement immediately. I’ve been using one of his ...

Write On! Issue 5: People Behind the Posts

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Welcome to the fifth of our digital pull out pages, drawn from Write On! 5. Today's page is all about the people behind the posts. As we continue to face the repercussions of lockdown, issue 5 remains digital. You can see the full magazine here. Our new season starts on Wednesday 29th July. ...