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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Difference

15 October 2024 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to October’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. As I write, I’m seeing autumn creeping in to take the place of summer, and know that the dark days and nights, drop in temperature and blustery winds are here to stay for a while. I must get around to planting my ...

Showcase: Poison Ivy + Tall Buildings + Rolling Shoulders + The Devotee

15 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to my third Showcase in May. This week spans Mental Health Awareness Week, Brain Injury Awareness Week and National Women’s Health Week, so it's an appropriate time to be continuing our investigation of our Write On! theme of Overcoming and my personal exploration of Transcendence. In ...

Showcase: Panther Run + Dream Babies + Knitting Pattern Of The Day + Dream + My House Of Dreams + Pretty Bubbles

08 May 2024 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Lucy Kaufman Welcome to the second of my five showcases for May, on the theme of Transcendence. This week we are exploring Transcendence via our dreams. When we dream, we create whole dreamscapes and alternative worlds to our own, populated by people we do and don’t know, where anything ...

Write On! Interviews: Publisher Isabelle Kenyon

31 March 2024 News, WriteOn Interviews

Words Take Flight! Publisher Isabelle Kenyon In Conversation With Julie Dexter Being a writer myself, I am in awe and fascinated to discover more about the powerhouse that is Isabelle Kenyon. She is founder of Fly on the Wall Press, the recent winner of Small Press of the Year in the North ...

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! Features: Reflections On Our Creative Year by the Write On! Team

29 December 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss The simple act of looking back, taking time to reflect, can be so motivating in moving forwards. It’s all too easy to think I didn’t do everything therefore I failed but life just doesn’t work that way. What’s important, especially for a creative person, is to honour ...

Thursday Connectors: Emotions And Reality Writing

23 November 2023 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. This is your host Farzana, welcoming you to November's Thursday Connectors! This month, my page shares pieces showing how our mood and emotions impact our fictional writing. My mood most definitely shows up in my own writing. When I'm feeling down, my writing reflects this, and ...

Write On! Features: Surviving Winter Creatively by the Write On! Team

17 November 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Edited by Claire Buss At a recent online meeting, the Write On! team were discussing how heavy the winter days can feel and the ways in which this time of year weighs down our creativity. As writers, poets, artists and creators we all have different methods to look after ourselves and ...

Showcase: Meanings + Annoying List + Shot! + A Woman’s Voice, A Woman’s Words + Just To Say Thank You

31 May 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Amelia Cave As May draws to a close, the pieces I’ve selected for this month’s final Showcase emphasise voices in all forms: from the voices we hear aloud to those within ourselves. The first piece I would like to present is by Julie Dexter. Meanings Ink on fresh paper, flowing from the pen's nib ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Contradictions In Poetry

11 April 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for April. It’s National Poetry Month and I’m sure you’ll know, by now, that poetry is one of my loves. So, I’ll be sharing some lovely poems (along with prose) on my page today. We’re still looking at the world of contradictions here ...

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