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11 takeaways to create a writing career from random and unpromising beginnings

On this blog I’ve interviewed many writers about how they made their writing career. I’ve never answered that question myself, but last month, I had this email: I am a junior in high school. I am writing in the hope that you might help me with a school project. The objective is to find resumes… Continue reading 11 takeaways to create a writing career from random and unpromising beginnings

A midsummer happening

A midsummer happening, stuck in Summertime, I'm judging a big award, Where I'm From, A little horse. All in my newsletter https://mailchi.mp/d0c5a73441b0/a-mid...

OMG I wrote a poem – where I’m from with Alyson Shelton

I’m not a poet. Certainly I read poetry. I respect the medium fiercely. I am fascinated by how poets do what they do. And now I’ve accidentally found myself tasked with the writing of one, for a series called Where I’m From. Where I’m From is a blog and podcast series by essayist, graphic novelist,… Continue reading OMG I wrote a poem – where I’m from with Alyson Shelton

‘I was terrified just before it was released’ – Anne Pinkerton @AAPinkerton on writing a grief memoir

Publishing a memoir can be a very exposing experience. Or it can be a relief. Maybe both. Anne Pinkerton certainly knows this – she’s just released Were You Close? A sister’s quest to know the brother she lost. I began by asking what that was like, to know that strangers are exploring your life and… Continue reading ‘I was terrified just before it was released’ – Anne Pinkerton @AAPinkerton on writing a grief memoir

Writing is a muddle – how to enjoy the muddle

If you read my newsletter you’ll know I’m fond of horse riding. And sometimes a moment from the horsing life can bring an unexpected realisation about writing. I was riding in the woods with a friend. We had an unplanned detour that involved scrambling up a bank. My friend laughed that her horse seemed to… Continue reading Writing is a muddle – how to enjoy the muddle

Your first pages: 5 book openings critiqued by @agentpete @mattschodcnews and me!

I’ve just guested again at Litopia, the online writers’ colony and community. Each week they have a YouTube show, Pop-Up Submissions, where five manuscripts are read and critiqued live on air by literary agent Peter Cox @agentpete and a guest, or sometimes two. This time the other guest was one of Litopia’s longtime members, Matt… Continue reading Your first pages: 5 book openings critiqued by @agentpete @mattschodcnews and me!

Look what you made me do

Look what you made me do. More accidental poetry - at Alyson Shelton's Where I'm From. Remembering artist Russ Nicholson and the Hole In The World. A little horse. All in my newsletter https://mailchi.mp/575fe8d2a885/look-...

All going somewhere wonderful – discussing creative energy with @AndrewVerlaine

I’m really glad Dave and I kept our DVD player. If you watch movies and boxsets on DVD you get something that isn’t usually available on streamed versions – the extras, with interviews about the making of the piece, or the casting, or the design, or the adaptation for the screen. Sometimes they’re a bit… Continue reading All going somewhere wonderful – discussing creative energy with @AndrewVerlaine

It’s okay to be who we are – novelist Cynthia Newberry Martin @catchingdays

With three novels releasing in a 12-month period, Cynthia Newberry Martin is at a real turning point in her life. She began the novels in the 1990s and at long last they’re ready for readers. But she’s already a strong presence in the writing world, thanks to a blog series she started in 2009 –… Continue reading It’s okay to be who we are – novelist Cynthia Newberry Martin @catchingdays

A wild imagination + a shy disposition = a writer: I’m interviewed

When a message pops into your inbox and you think: I know that name. Didn’t I meet him years ago when I was speaking at a self-publishing conference? I did. And he was still writing and publishing, and building a body of work. His name is Harrison Hickman. He recently started a blog and asked… Continue reading A wild imagination + a shy disposition = a writer: I’m interviewed