published on 2020-02-13
Leaving aside Mills and Boon, we could probably all think of eight traditionally ‘romantic’ books, with brooding heroes like Mr Darcy, Mr Rochester and Heathcliff. But for a change, here are some rather more quirky books about love, with no Byronic posturing in sight.
published on 2020-01-24
It’s Burns Night this Saturday night, and to celebrate, instead of eating haggis and drinking whiskey, we’ve collected ten quotations about Scotland or by Scottish authors.
published on 2020-01-21
We’ve gathered together some useful tips from the writing routines of some of the most successful authors in the world – but perhaps the biggest clue to their success is the word ‘routine’ itself?
published on 2019-12-30
On the cusp of the New Year we bring you a new set of writing competitions, with deadlines up to the start of March. Why not make a resolution to enter a writing competition in 2020?
published on 2019-12-18
It’s not only the ‘most wonderful time’ it’s also the craftiest time of the year! Bring out your glue stick, double sided sticky tape and scissors. It’s time to go crackers…
published on 2019-11-04
There’s still almost two months of the year left! If you haven’t achieved all of your writing goals as yet in 2019, entering a competition can be a great way to get inspired, write something new to a deadline, or polish up something you’ve previously worked on and abandoned. Stay cosy inside in the warm, and get writing…
published on 2019-07-17
This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the Moon landing, and to celebrate, we’ve gathered together a list of the best ‘Moon’ related books, for both adults and children.
published on 2019-07-17
Not many people win the Nobel Prize for Literature, or the Man Booker – but ‘Winning’ could be finishing a first draft, or finally holding your own self-published book in your hands. Everyone can be a writing winner, in one way or another. You just need to do some hard work…
published on 2019-06-18
In the northern hemisphere we’re just past the longest day – but how hours of writing does it take to write a novel? For these ten famous authors, not as long as you might imagine.
published on 2019-05-27
Picnics can be wonderful things especially if you are one of the Famous Five and have brought along lashings of ginger beer. However, many writers, as you can see from the quotations below, can have a rather more jaded view of picnics than Enid Blyton…
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