Left to right: Me, Carol Cooper, Jean Gill, Jane Davis, Karen Inglis, Clare Flynn, Lorna Fergusson in April 2024
No, I don’t mean retreating from your writing, but going on a writing retreat.
A retreat implies withdrawing from the world.
A writing retreat implies getting away from the everyday and being able to […]
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Bit of a downer, this one, but I’m both sad and cross.
My reading tastes are pretty wide-ranging. This most important thing about any novel/novella or short story is the it’s a good story with well drawn characters and an enticing plot. I was brought up to finish a book before commenting on it, so […]
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Today’s guest is Liz Harris a friend from my earliest writing days. Liz was born in London. After graduating with a law degree, she moved to California for six years where she led a varied life from waitressing on Sunset Strip to working as secretary to the CEO of a large Japanese trading company to […]
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Official photo! (More photos here)
A writing friend of mine, Jennifer C Wilson, has given me a challenge. Well, not directly, but an idea.
Every day in August, she’s been doing posts on aspects of writing. Now, I can’t guarantee to keep that up, but I’m going to have a go. I would […]
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STOP PRESS: Winners announced!
The quality was impressive; it caused much sweating of the brow and drinking of tea. Congratulations to the three winners, but also to all those on the long and short lists. http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/2017/07/first-page-competition-2017-winners.html ——————
A few weeks ago, I was delighted (and rather flattered) to be asked to judge the Words […]
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