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Write On! Features: The Rantings Of A Writing Mother by Natalie Campbell

04 August 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Natalie Campbell She sat peacefully at her desk, pen in hand, and poured her ideas onto the page as the baby slept soundly beside her. When he stirred, she gently rocked him back to sleep with her perfectly manicured toes. After a good stint of writing was accomplished, the baby ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases July 2023

29 July 2023 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: Write On The Tyne by Helen Aitchison

28 July 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Helen Aitchison I became a writer four years ago and my debut novel, The Dinner Club was released through Cahill Davis Publishing in March 2022. My second novel with Cahill Davis Publishing, The Life And Love (Attempts) Of Kitty Cook was launched in March 2023, and my third novel, 31 ...

Writer Of The Month: Maggie Harris

24 July 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Madeleine White Maggie Harris is a Guyanese/British writer. Winner of the Poetry Wales Award 2020, The Guyana Prize For Literature, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, (Caribbean). She taught Creative Writing for UKC and was International Teaching Fellow at Southampton University. She has six collections of poetry, three short ...

Write On! Features: For The Love Of Romance by Jane Lacey-Crane

21 July 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Jane Lacey-Crane Chick Lit, Women’s Fiction, Bonkbusters, call them what you like, they all essentially fall under the same gorgeous umbrella and that’s Romantic Fiction. Gay, straight, young, old – a love story is a love story and, I must confess, I love them all. Is my bias showing? I ...

Write On! Features: TAK, Tourist And Her Journey With An Indie Press by TAK Erzinger

14 July 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By TAK Erzinger In many ways, I've been reborn through nature and writing. My poems are prayers I offer out to the world. My temple is found outside, and I feel closest to God in nature and writing. Therefore, finding the right publisher for my manuscript Tourist was a delicate and ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Literary Passions And Guilty Pleasures

11 July 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to July’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Summer’s here at last! People will be feeling very end-of-term-ish, ready to relax and rest for the remainder of this bright season. This fab image from Afsana Elanko captures the feeling of these lazy, dandelion-filled, summer days. (c) Dr Afsana Elanko, 2023 Our new ...

Write On! Features: How To Keep Writing While Travelling by Palak Tewary

07 July 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Palak Tewary Travelling is all about exploring new (and old) destinations, immersing oneself in diverse cultures and creating lasting memories. While it's a truly transformative and exhilarating experience for writers, there is a risk of not being able to maintain a writing routine. I love to travel and summer is usually ...

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! Features: Designing A Book Cover by Martha Harris

30 June 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Martha Harris In the last year, I've worked on projects in order to develop my portfolio, with my tutors providing briefs to mimic projects I may come across when working in the design industry. This project, designing the cover for Volunteering In The United Kingdom: The Spirit Of Service, by John ...

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