writing advice – Page 14

Write On! Features: Two Homes by Natasha Coyle

02 December 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Natasha Coyle I have two homes. That tends to be the case if you’re a student who's decided to move out from the family home and relocate to your chosen university. I currently study at the University of Glasgow and I undertook my undergraduate degree at the University of Exeter. ...

Write On! Features: How Instagram Helped Me Grow As A Writer by Ellie M Blake

25 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Ellie M Blake (c) Hired Gun Pitts Team performing at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo by Hermien Pellissier (Instagram: @hermienpellissier) Detours, distractions, despair, dalliances and delights – life is full of them. After leaving Australia, drifting nomadically across continents became my primary reason to spring out of bed in the morning. ...

Write On! Features: Careful! Opera Might Change Your Life by Laure Meloy

18 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Laure Meloy An opera changed my life. In 1994, I was a fledgling opera singer, fresh out of grad school and temping in New York City while I tried to fit in gigs in the evenings and weekends. One organisation that occasionally offered me performance opportunities was American Opera Projects, which ...

Write On! Features: The Big Declutter by Lucy Kaufman

11 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Lucy Kaufman I have writer’s block. Yes, I know there are those who say writer’s block doesn’t exist. That it’s not a ‘thing’ at all, but merely a psychological issue, all ‘in the mind’. That may be true, but this invisible issue is causing a major wedge between me the ...

Write On! Features: Events (What You Didn’t Know, You Need To Know) by MD Neu

04 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By MD Neu Well, we’ve done it! We're back to attending local and distant events. It’s been wonderful to get out there and see people, make contacts, sign and sell books, and have fun. Over the last couple of months, I’ve been to a few local events with plans for more ...

Write On! Features: How My Heritage Shows Up In Fiction by Carol Van Den Hende

28 October 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Carol Van Den Hende One of the top questions readers ask about my Goodbye, Orchid series is, "How autobiographical is your writing?" The answer is not as straightforward as the question may appear. My fiction features a heavy dose of imagination, mixed with research, and sprinklings of personal experiences. The clearest links ...

Write On! Features: Responsibility vs Entertainment – Can A Writer Deliver Both? by Charis Odoki

21 October 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Charis Odoki It can be difficult for writers to find the balance between entertaining and responsible writing, especially in a saturated market with extensive pressure on stories for financial success. So, what is it that makes a writer responsible or entertaining, and is it possible to be both? The ‘Entertaining Writer’ ...

Write On! Features: The Writing Process Or The Musings Of A Scatterbrain! by Ray Miles

14 October 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Ray Miles My name is Ray Miles. Following a recent submission to Pen to Print, I was asked if I could do a piece on the writing process. I will confess now that it is a difficult subject for me, as my writing tends to happen ‘when the muse is ...

Write On! Features: Unlearning What Happy Should Look Like by Kimberly Ihekwoaba

07 October 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Kimberly Ihekwoaba Are you happy? A question I hear more recently. I had to think hard to find an appropriate response. And I thought: Why are people asking if I am happy? It’s taking twice as long to complete my book. Am I lazy? I don’t have any desire to write. What’s wrong with me? I ...

Write On! Features: ReadFest 2022 Overview

30 September 2022 News, WriteOn Features

By Lisa Rouiller After hosting ReadFest online for a few years, things were a little different this September for our literary festival, with the team facilitating both virtual events and bringing live events back to our libraries, where it all began, 11 years ago! Kia Abdullah and Luan Goldie Nothing compares to ...

Archive