writingclasses.co.uk
creative writing classes, fiction writing courses, Edinburgh based, Scotland, web based writing classes, writing classes with weekly tutor feedback and peer evaluation
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What is said about us. Here are a few links to sites which list current writing competitions/awards in the UK and overseas, we are very happy to receive emailed suggestions about any other competitions not listed here. The Historical Novel Society. 2000 prize plus e-publication (to include professional copy-editing and cover design) For an unpublished novel that is neither under contract nor option International and open to all (previously published or unpublished authors). Fee: £10-£15. Was originally e...
goodbye-magpie.blogspot.com
Goodbye Magpie: Entertainment minus the Credit Card
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Tuesday, 21 August 2012. Entertainment minus the Credit Card. Free Entertainment: The Mendicant Punk Monks. The whole point of project Goodbye Magpie is to get my spending under control. So, how was I going to fare spending time at the Edinburgh Festival with all it's temptations of food stalls and pre-show/post-show drinkies? Even with the help of some fab free tickets, thanks to the guys at ticketing website Clicket. Dedicated all things Edinburgh, 365 days of the year! But typical behaviour I'm sure.
wendyswritingnow.blogspot.com
Wendy's Writing Now: October 2014
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Wendy Clarke's journey from first short short story publication to who knows where? Monday, 27 October 2014. Room in Your Heart Launch Party! Welcome to the party to celebrate the book launch of my romantic short story collection: Room in Your Heart. Let me take your coat and please take a drink from the tray. Bubbly all right? I hope you don't mind me leaving you for a few minutes but others are arriving and I just need to let them in. Why don't you help yourself to a canapé while you're waiting? Oh, th...
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Unter Fremden: Buchkritik zu Marianne Wheelgahans 'Food of Ghosts'
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Ein Beitrag von Karl Ludger Menke. Marianne Wheelaghan: Food of Ghosts. Berglaube und militärische Halsstarrigkeit bringen Detective Seargent Louisa Townsend. DS Louisa Townsend ist die Hauptfigur einer neuen Krimiserie der schottischen Autorin Marianne Wheelaghan. Selbst weit gereist lässt sie ihre Heldin vor einem exotischen Hintergrund ermitteln. Die erwähnte Nachbarinsel ist eines der zahlreichen Atolle, die den Inselstaat Kiribati. In der Südsee bilden. Stationiert in South Tarawa. Oder „Expat...
smallbluedog.com
How to write a memoir or personal story | @Belinda_Pollard
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Looking for a speaker? Write and Publish Like a Pro. Your Toolkit for Excellence from Belinda Pollard and Small Blue Dog Publishing. How to get that book written this year. How to punctuate dialogue. Live dangerously. Use an adverb. Why grammar doesn’t matter. Write the introduction last. How to spell Your, You’re, There, They’re, Their, It’s and Its. Writing memoir and family stories. How to write a Personal Story or Memoir that people want to read. Writing memoir: Truth, fiction or something in between?
southernwritersnetwork.blogspot.com
A Southern Writer's Network: And now for something completely different...
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A Southern Writer's Network. Featuring book reviews and recommendations, literary and publishing talk, author interviews, writing contests, events, and much more. Sunday, September 1, 2013. And now for something completely different. Just had to mention a visit I took last week to the lovely Niche Gardens. Outside Chapel Hill, NC. It's a lovely place, tucked away like a hidden forest, with metal sculptures and wandering cats! Painted mailboxes at Niche Gardens! Wow, looks like a fantastic place :). Buy t...
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A Southern Writer's Network: April 2014
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A Southern Writer's Network. Featuring book reviews and recommendations, literary and publishing talk, author interviews, writing contests, events, and much more. Saturday, April 26, 2014. When I was trying to find a literary agent for my novel. Rest and Be Thankful. I worried a lot about genre: what genre was my novel? Did it "fit" properly into a specific category of fiction? How should I market it? Was it like other novels in that particular genre? Right now, I'm reworking the novel for the American m...
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A Southern Writer's Network: August 2013
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A Southern Writer's Network. Featuring book reviews and recommendations, literary and publishing talk, author interviews, writing contests, events, and much more. Thursday, August 15, 2013. New novel explores Scottish- NC connection! I've very excited to announce that my new novel. Rest and Be Thankful. Has just been released on Amazon by Pilrig Press. The new press is based in Edinburgh, my hometown, and is quickly becoming a major player in the U.K. publishing industry! I began writing a rough draft of...
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