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October 17, 2012
UK and International Writing Competition’s Update October 2012
Once again we have a number of new competitions announced to the UK short story and poetry writing public, we also have 22 ending this month too. You can find the complete listing on the Writing Competition Listings Page.
New Competitions Announced
Erewash Writers Group
Flash Fiction
£10.00
Free
08/11/2012
500
Erewash Writers Group Christmas
Short Story
£40.00
Free
08/11/2012
2,000
Global Letter Writing
Letter
£50.00
Free
01/11/2012
200
Barnet Open Poetry
Poetry
£200.00
£5.00
16/11/2012
35 lines
Betty Trask Prize
Novel...
October 15, 2012
The Weekly Word is ABERRATION: Alternative meanings anyone?
I have decided to be a bit more prepared when it comes to the weekly word and have now decided what words I’ll be using up until the end of the year. If you have a favourite word that you would like me to feature then why not ping me a message and I’ll add it into my schedule.
This weeks word is ABERRATION and my alternative meaning is a ‘surgical slip in the lower abdominal region of the male body‘. What’s your alternative meaning?
This week’s word is ABERRATION,it is a NOUN and is pronounced...
October 11, 2012
Win a Signed Copy of Going Local in Gran Canaria in The Thursday Throng Author Interview with Matthew Hirtes
It’s Thursday, it’s nine o’clock and I’d like to welcome Matthew Hirtes author of Going Local in Gran Canaria into the studio today as my guest on the Thursday Throng author interview slot. The full title of the book is Going Local in Gran Canaria: how to turn a holiday destination into a home and that will give you a great idea of where the book is going to take you; although you shouldn’t be misled, it is full of exceptional information for the traveller and the home-owner alike.
As well as...
October 8, 2012
Syntax is my Weekly Word: Can you guess my alternative meaning?
This weeks word comes courtesy of the lovely Stevie who was listening to me going through the dictionary to find something suitable; ‘it’s all just syntax really isn’t it‘ he quipped, and that was me hooked right in.
My alternative meaning for the word Syntax is probably quite obvious and that is ‘sex tax‘; and now, what would yours be?
Now, let’s get down to the serious business of finding out what the word really means.
This week’s word is SYNTAX,it is a NOUN and is pronounced ‘sin-tacs’
The wo...
October 4, 2012
Rob Kaufman, Author of One Last Lie is my Thursday Throng Interview
Welcome once again to my Thursday Throng interview and this week it’s my great pleasure to introduce you all to Rob Kaufman, the author of One Last Lie and In the Shadow of Stone.
Philip and Jonathan have had the perfect life together for ten years – fulfilling every dream except that of having a child. When they are presented with a perfect opportunity to use a form of artificial insemination with an old friend of Philip’s they jump at the chance, after all, she’s successful, good-looking and...
September 27, 2012
Win one of FIVE eCopies of Pledged by Gwynneth White in this weeks Thursday Throng Author Interview
Welcome once again to my Thursday Throng interview and this week it’s my great pleasure to introduce you all to Gwynneth White, the author of the Seth and Erin novel, Pledged. Gwynneth hails from a small town outside Cape Town in South Africa, where she lives with her husband, not one but THREE teenage daughters, two dogs, a cat, a horse and some neglected fish.
In Pledged we follow Erin and Seth as they travel to ancient Shenaya to break a pledge that has plagued their families for millennia....
September 26, 2012
Inspiring an Author .. what you need to know to get you through
Sometime we just need to hear from others who have been where we are now, we need to hear what they have to say and the video below is the perfect fit with my Thursday Throng interviews, because almost every author that takes part who answers the question about advice, says that a writer needs to WRITE – it’s what we do, so get on and do it.
Filed under: On Writing Tagged: inspiration, video, writers, youtube
September 25, 2012
Tales of t’Internet – the story of Stitch the Tailor
Stitch the Tailor had lived in the land of t’Internet for almost all of his life. He was the finest tailor that t’Internet had ever known and his customers included Lord’s, Lady’s and Prince’s. Everyone who bought a garment from Stitch the Tailor knew that they had the best that money could buy and returned several times each year to purchase even finer garments. In fact, his clothes were so sought after that he had a queue of people waiting for an appointment with him.
Because his business ha...
September 24, 2012
Judicious is the Weekly Word: What’s your alternative meaning?
The word I’ve chosen this week is Judicious, I came across in a leaflet I was reading whilst waiting at the dentist and it stuck in my mind, rather like the dentists tools sticking in my teeth. It is also a word I like to think suits me, although in fairness I think I’m probably less judicious than I could be in most matters that are practical.
Anyway, my alternative meaning for the word Judicious is ‘an informant to those in authority‘ (can you guess why I made this my alternative meaning?) a...
September 20, 2012
Win a SIGNED COPY of The Chakra Diaries by Becca Chopra in this weeks Thursday Throng Author Interview
In this week’s Thursday Throng interview I have Becca Chopra, a yoga and meditation instructor and wannabe “mermaid” on the Big Island of Hawaii, in the chair. Chakra Secrets, is a fabulous autobiographical book in which Becca shares her sizzling personal story and the yoga and chakra balancing tools that have helped her on her personal path; and she is generously giving away a FREE SIGNED copy to one lucky commenter on the interview.
According to Becca’s website Love heals the drama – from se...
