Loutro writing courses: organised in Crete by espirita.org.uk they are a terrific way to brush up your writing ideas and technique.
Arvon writing courses review: why the Arvon foundation offers some of the world’s top writing courses and how they can help you.
Skyros writing courses: heaven under the Greek sun. For stimulating company, great teaching and wonderful weather, Skyros is unbeatable.
What’s full-time writing like? What are the pitfalls? How do you make the most of it? Reflections from a newbie writer.
Writing tips can help you learn to be a better writer. Just as great painters learn their craft, so too can writers. Here is a
Writing tips: whether you are a beginner or an experienced writer, editing a manuscript for publication can really help.
“Stephen King: On Writing” explains how he never plans his books, but just gets started. Should you plan a novel in advance, or not?
Resources for writers on this post include how to write articles and blogs; how to write a novel; dealing with rejection; scenes, sequels and cliff-hangers; editing as you go along – or not – and a selection of writing courses for you to try.
Self-publishing your own book on Amazon is easy, but you may find a bit of help useful the first time. A simple step-by-step guide.
Slow publishing is not necessarily bad publishing. Let’s look at how a Russian banker’s murder in 1993 and the Gezi Park protests of 2013 led to publication of my international thriller “Palladium” in 2022.
Our Cunard Literary Cruise was perfect, both as a cultural experience and a glorious exercise in pampering. I’d do it again like a shot.
Five great ways you can turn your own experience – whatever it is – into storylines, story ideas and writing prompts.
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