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About a decade ago, when I was researching publishers to submit to, the best place to find writing advice and support was the Writers and Artists [...]
September 26, 2013
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Some interesting news for book lovers recently – as of 2014 an author of any nationality will be able to enter the Man Booker prize. [...]
September 19, 2013
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Nowadays it seems that many authors are promoting their work, whether it’s fiction or poetry, at live events. In London, there are so many [...]
September 11, 2013
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A writer’s ideal world would be making enough money from their writing to write full time and give up their day job. I’ve seen [...]
September 5, 2013
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What to do when you’re book shopping: 1. If it is a thick book, rap on the front cover to hear that lovely deep ‘thunk’. 2. [...]
July 29, 2013
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Here are the facts about traditional publishing as I see them: in a world of tough economic times, big publishing houses are sticking to the safe [...]
July 22, 2013
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During the last couple of weeks, my young creative writers have been more than enthusiastic about reading their poems to primary school children [...]
July 15, 2013
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Spinozablue published another of Joseph Robert’s poems, Poem not in me, at the start of this month. The beauty of a poem is how an individual [...]
July 8, 2013
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Joseph Robert and I are celebrating summer with a joint publication in Mudjob Magazine. Apart from our own reversible chapbook, Realms of Man/ [...]
July 1, 2013
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As all those other faceless writers out there in the wide world know, writing is pretty much a solitary craft. I’m talking about the craft [...]
June 26, 2013