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Monday Moments: Man Vs. Machine

02 October 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, ‘Reality And Perspectives’. For my page this month, I wanted to explore digital realities and the relationship between AI and creatives. A few months ago, I started working for an AI company. I’m teaching a LLM (large language model) ...

Write On! Features: Social Media For Creatives: Friend Or Foe? by Amber Hall

15 September 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Amber Hall Originally published in Write On! Magazine, issue 15 Do you remember a time before the Internet? Before our thinking was shaped by social media? In the early days, we had Bebo and then Facebook. We tended to our pages nightly, racking up follower counts through increasingly tenuous connections. I think ...

Monday Moments: Literary Passions As Self-Discovery

04 September 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month, our theme continues to be ‘Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures.’ I’ve been thinking about how reading and writing can be acts of self-discovery. Stories allow us to look outwards with a discerning eye, but they invite us to look inwards, too. Whether we’re drawn to a ...

Showcase: Two Sides To The Same Story + Happily Ever After + Pound Hugs

30 August 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

It’s August 2023 and as per usual, the Write On! team are enjoying a short summer break. With this in mind, and as the founding Editor, I’m picking some of my favourite Showcases from the past few years. Though they are higgledy-piggledy in terms of season and themes, one thing ...

Monday Moments: Characters We Love To Hate

03 July 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme: 'Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures.' I’ve been thinking about how we’re often most drawn to flawed characters in storytelling. These characters drive the plot forward, yes, but I think it goes a little deeper than that. I wonder whether ...

Write On! Interviews: Author Sita Brahmachari

18 June 2023 News, WriteOn Interviews

Creating Stories, Connecting Voices Write On!'s Amber Hall discusses the purpose and power of storytelling with YA Author Sita Brahmachari. Before sitting down to interview Sita Brahmachari, the acclaimed Young Adult (YA) author, I’d only half-settled on the idea of speaking about my own trauma. I’ve lived with an eating disorder for most of my ...

Monday Moments: Connecting Inner And Outer Voices

05 June 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Continuing this month’s theme of ‘Hearing Voices: Inner Voices, Outer Voices And Connected Voices,’ I’ve been thinking about the ways writing helps us connect our inner and outer voices. It’s often easy for us to get lost in our thoughts, but writing – even if it’s left ...

Write On! Features: Diversity in Publishing: How Can We Level The Playing Field? by Amber Hall

12 May 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Amber Hall Today, diversity is a hot topic. This is fantastic, obviously. It’s great that we’re starting to talk about the ways things such as race, gender, sexuality, class and religion impact the opportunities we have. It is not, after all, a level playing field. And though the myth of ...

Monday Moments: Elevating Voices

01 May 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme, which is ‘Hearing Voices: Inner Voices, Outer Voices, Connected Voices.’ I’ve been thinking about how writing allows us to hear such a diverse range of voices, and connect with different stories and perspectives from all over the world. ...

Monday Moments: New Beginnings

03 April 2023 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall The clocks moved forward an hour on March 26th, marking the start of British Summer Time here in the UK. For me, the year never feels as though it’s getting under way until springtime. It’s a season of new beginnings when plans and resolutions made at the ...

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