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Writing prompts …

August 19, 2020 cheryl

We held our monthly writing workshop by Zoom this morning given the weather is in no way conducive to being…

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Lessons from beta reading …

August 11, 2020 cheryl

I’ve been busy, not just on writing stuff but a lot of my busyness has been there. For myself, I’ve…

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Ten Ways to get to The End when writing a book

July 30, 2020 cheryl

This blog post by author Tony Batton is a must read for novel writers… we’ve all been there. And now…

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Turns out that writing the book was the easiest part!

July 24, 2020 cheryl

A friend on Twitter suggested the above heading when I muttered about the time it takes to send letters out…

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Neil Gaiman’s six rules of writing

July 13, 2020 cheryl

Have been watching his writing masterclass and have loads of notes, but wanted to share this – he says it…

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Having a very nice week…

July 11, 2020 cheryl

It’s like there’s a conspiracy to cheer me up. First, a lovely twitter friend in Aus sent me a ‘swag…

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National Writing Day 24 June 2020

June 26, 2020 cheryl

I did know and then I forgot all about this. Last year we had a wonderful evening at Bream Library…

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Wisdom from Margaret Atwood

June 20, 2020 cheryl

Margaret Atwood is absolutely far and away my favourite writer. I was as excited as a five-year-old off to a…

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Show not tell – the best explanation yet

June 12, 2020 cheryl
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As a writer, this mantra of show not tell is drummed into you repeatedly and I often find myself the…

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Loving writing

June 5, 2020 cheryl

I just opened this email from Harry Bingham of Jericho Writers. Always love Harry’s emails for their practical advice and…

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