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Write On! Features: Uncovering The Watchman – Script Writing, Poetry And The Importance Of Colour by Alicia Hayden

03 March 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Alicia Hayden If you’d asked me a year ago to write poems about Zimbabwe; a country I’d never been to, on a continent I’d never been in, I’d have been stumped. Perhaps I’d have turned to Google and tried to get an idea of the place through images and videos. ...

Writer Of The Month: Lucy Kaufman

27 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Madeleine F White As Editor of Write On! I get to see lots of writing and meet many writers from all kinds of different backgrounds and it’s been such a pleasure to foster and showcase the talent that is out there. Sometimes, though, I get to meet a writer ...

Write On! Features: Figuring Out Contradictions In Writing Advice by Claire Buckle

24 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Claire Buckle Years ago, when I first started writing short stories, I’m sure I wasn’t alone in feeling bewildered by all the writing advice on offer. I read 'How To' books and magazine articles, attended workshops, took courses in creative writing and tried to absorb the cornucopia of advice available ...

Write On! Features: The Importance Of Faith In Writing by Natalie Pietersen

17 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Natalie Pietersen What is the importance of faith in writing? Is it still relevant? As a young teenager, I remember reading The Chronicles Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Being a lazy teen, this was one of the few books I bothered to finish. I will always remember the opening line of ...

Write On! Features: Football Is Not Just A Game

10 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Ian Ayris and featuring Michael Campbell's story. Football is not just a game. Let’s start with that. Because some people think playing football is just about kicking a ball around a pitch trying to score a goal, that watching football is just about watching others do it. That to feel ...

Write On! Features: Why Passion Produces Productivity by Paula Watson Gardner

03 February 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Paula Watson Gardner In the sunshine month of August 2022, I finally finished my book Healthy Black Life: A Cultural Guide To Better Health. The feeling of relief, as well as elation, engulfed my mind, body and spirit and it seemed quite surreal knowing my book was finally complete and ...

Writer Of The Month: Madeleine F White

30 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Gertcha Cowson What can I say about our Madeleine without needing a lawyer? Madeleine is nothing short of pure inspiration to and for anyone who wishes to be a writer, whatever style or form. Including personally encouraging myself to write articles and stories for Write On! You see here how Madeleine ...

Write On! Features: Encouraging The Future Of Writing by Jilly Henderson-Long

27 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Jilly Henderson-Long Safeguarding The Future Of Writing Jilly wrote her first book at age seven. Her first published piece came when she was 12. As well as running Creative Writing groups, her work has appeared across a wide range of media. She's published three children's books and several poetry collections. Her hobbies include photography and reading. She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea with her husband Steve. They have eight ...

Write On! Features: How I Won A Publishing Contract Thanks To Twitter by Gail Aldwin

20 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Gail Aldwin For anyone on Twitter, you may have come across online pitching events encouraging writers to compose a tweet using 280 characters to get their story under the eyes of literary agents and publishers. If the tweet is ‘liked’ there’s an opportunity to submit a query letter, synopsis of ...

Write On! Features: Predicting The Future With Sci-Fi by Vic Howard

13 January 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Vic Howard For many years, my bookshelf was filled with spy thrillers. Then the Wall came down and Le Carré, Bagley, Ludlum and all the rest found themselves out of a job and me thirsting for a good read. Patrick O’Brian’s naval history tales helped a little, as did Philip ...

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