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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 ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases June 2023

24 June 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: Early Writing Days by Dee Gordon

23 June 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Dee Gordon Dee has been writing full-length non-fiction books since selling her recruitment business in 2000. Hailing from the East End, she now lives in Southend. She has had 19 books published, as well as articles in Best Of British, Essex Life, Yours and Take-a-Break. School as an infant in Bethnal ...

Write On! Features: I Wrote Every Day for One Year – Here’s What I Learned

16 June 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Margena Holmes A writing coach friend of mine, Christine Whitmarsh, has a daily podcast called Your Daily Writing Habit, where she gives tips to follow to establish good writing habits. Her pillars she focuses on are writing fundamentals, productivity, and mindset habits. In March 2022, I decided that I was ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Power Of Words And Voices

13 June 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen June is such an exciting time, as we feel summer is with us at last. I’ve been to the Hay Festival since I shared the May page with you and I feel inspired by all the voices I heard there. It was a chance to celebrate the power ...

Write On! Features: Relevant Conversations: Live Podcast, Co-Creation At Hay Festival

09 June 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Amanda Wynne Introduction On Wednesday 31st May, around 70 attendees joined the Write On! team in The Marquee at Hay Festival for a live podcast recording. Write On! Editor, Madeleine White, introduced the event, centered around an exercise in co-creation, encouraging diverse voices to shape and contribute to discussions. Fellow panel ...

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 ...

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