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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Spring Gardening

13 April 2021 Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to Thoughtful Tuesday’s April page. Spring has been creeping up on us, filling us with hope and a sense of fun, leading to a bright summer. The theme for the current magazine is growth, which makes us think of transformation. So it’s a great coincidence that April ...

Friday Features: This Much Children Know

09 April 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Gail Aldwin As readers of fiction with child narrators, we are able to reinhabit the world of our younger selves. The world of a child is much smaller than the world adults experience, and this focus on the workings of everyday life can be very grounding. In my second novel, ...

Showcase: Acceptance + Spring Song + Silence In A Hot Garden + Like Angel Wings

07 April 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

Dear Readers, As I pick up the reins as this month’s showcase editor, I hope I can follow in Dan, Holly & Eithne’s fabulous footsteps! I’m not a writer in my day job, but I'm a writer in my heart and write poetry, fiction and articles for online and offline media. April ...

Monday Moments: Easter 2021

05 April 2021 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King Happy Easter! Immediately (after images of chocolate and bunnies with baskets of pastel-coloured eggs), I thought back to this time last year. Write On! Extra was in its infancy and my fourth Monday Moments page went up on Easter Monday 2020. Who could have predicted the following ...

Friday Features: Viking Helmets At The Ready – How To NaNoWriMo

02 April 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Matt Wixey I've written three novels. The first, which started when I was 13, is unfinished. It's called Necropolis, which probably tells you all you need to know. It's a weird, angsty, stream-of-consciousness dystopian thriller (some might call it a 'mess'), with a plot that doesn't go anywhere, characters who speak ...

Showcase: Victory Of Spring Over Winter + The Dress + April Morning

31 March 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

This is going to be the last time I edit Showcase. It’s been a pleasure to be able to share such diverse pieces of writing throughout March. We end the month with a spring story (Victory Of Spring Over Winter) and another piece (The Dress), which shows a woman getting ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases March

27 March 2021 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, so we've created a Spotlight page every Saturday, showcasing some of the exciting new reads available. The list has been curated by Lisa Roullier and myself, based on books ...

Friday Features: In Search Of A Genre

26 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By R J Gould I’d written my first novel! It took over four years to complete but, since I was working 'full-time' I didn’t agonise about this. Next, I did all the right things: gathering a list of suitable agents to approach, researching how to construct the perfect introductory letter and ...

Showcase: Leaning Out Too Far + Distance + Awake

24 March 2021 News, WriteOn Showcase

It’s a pleasure to be presenting Showcase again and this week I’m going to be sharing two pieces with a local flavour. One of the great positives working with Pen to Print over the last few years, is to know how many of the voices we share are local, telling ...

Friday Features: What Makes A Great Freelance Writer?

19 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Alison Grade The obvious answer to this question is being a great writer. And yes, absolutely to be a great freelance writer you do need to be a great writer. Importantly, though, you also need to be great at being a freelancer and that’s the bit that's often overlooked or ...

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