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Write On! Features: Lessons On Cosy Crime – The Mysterious Life Of Agatha Christie And Arthur Conan Doyle

21 February 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Dr Charlotte Baker The whole point of a good detective story was that it must be somebody obvious but at the same time, for some reason, you would then find that it was not obvious, that he could not possibly have done it. Though really, of course, he had done ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Places

11 February 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen This month, we continue with our theme of misunderstandings and I’ve selected quite a mix of pieces for you. But I’ll start with a little explanation of my thoughts. During Lockdown, I had the pleasure of attending some online creative writing sessions. The programme (facilitated by Claire Steele and ...

Write On! Features: Journey Of A Storyteller by Viv Foster

07 February 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Viv Foster I've always loved adventures. Almost exclusively they have involved mountains and always, until recently, they have been intensely physical and outdoors. I was born in London, destined for the Ford car factory or a mundane job in the big city. I was saved by the locally owned outdoor ...

Monday Moments: Misunderstanding As A Route To Understanding

03 February 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Our theme continues to be ‘Misunderstandings’ this month and, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about how misunderstandings show up in our relationships. Whether romantic or platonic, misunderstandings are part and parcel of relationships. Good communication helps, of course, but crossed wires are something ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases January 2025

25 January 2025 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! At Write On! and Pen to Print, we want to help connect authors and readers, playwrights and audiences, so we've created a Spotlight page on the last Saturday of the month, showcasing some of the exciting new reads and plays available. The curated list ...

Write On! Features: Who Are You Writing For? by Vic Howard

17 January 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard My early working life was spent in the world of advertising and at that time vocabulary and column width were important factors considered by newspapers. The most important newspaper then was The Times, which had a column width of about two and a half inches (63mm). The most ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstandings

14 January 2025 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for January 2025. For many people, a New Year means new beginnings. That’s certainly the case for us as we embark on our new theme: ‘Misunderstandings’. I have some lovely pieces to share with you relating to that theme. You may know that ...

Monday Moments: Meaning, Language And Learning

06 January 2025 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Amber Hall Happy New Year, readers! For my first ‘Monday Moments’ of 2025, I’d like to introduce our new theme: ‘Misunderstandings’. Language is a slippery thing. The same sentence could be interpreted in various ways by different people or groups, and what we say isn’t always what we mean. The ...

Write On! Features: Social Media – Friend Or Foe by Antony Dilleen

03 January 2025 News, WriteOn Features

By Antony Dilleen Modern society is increasingly entwined with digitisation as we adapt the ways we carry out activities; made more efficient and effective with the benefit of technology and its devices. In the field of communication, undoubtedly the largest is social media. As we are all aware by now, this ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases December 2024

28 December 2024 News, Saturday Spotlight