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Get Writing 2012 winners now online
You can now read the Get Writing 2012 Competition Cup winning stories at the National Short Story Week website. Our thanks to marvellous folk at National Short Story Week and especially Ian Skillicorn.
Get Writing, Get Tweeting 2012
Well, it’s now just a week away – Get Writing 2012 will be happening next Saturday, the 11th February! We’re all very excited and can’t wait to welcome all our guests. It’s shaping up to be a really interesting day … Continue reading
In short – Get Writing! by Lesley Eames
Get Writing draws ever closer and those of us who’ve attended before know what a buzz there’ll be. Writing can be a quiet, solitary experience but Get Writing can be LOUD with laughter, learning and, above all, mutual support. If … Continue reading
Unearthing the true story
Here’s a picture of shoe-prints – to be precise, the prints of mule hooves worn in stone by the passage of thousands of mules for over 450 years. They’re to be found along Las Cruces Trail, an extension of the … Continue reading
Mind the gap by Sarah Duncan
In 2002 I went to my first writing conference. At that time I was half way through a major re-write of my novel, which had been resoundingly turned down by agents and publishers with standard rejections. I listened attentively to … Continue reading
Enter the warren of the Plot Bunny with Suzanne McLeod
Hello! First to introduce myself; I’m Suzanne McLeod, author of the Spellcrackers.com urban fantasy series set in London, and I write about magic, mayhem and murder – liberally spiced with hot guys, kick-ass chicks and super-cool supes! The first three … Continue reading
A writerʼs guide to blogging and the social networks
Mike French writes, I’ll be running a workshop at the Get Writing 2012 conference called A Writerʼs Guide to Blogging and the Social Networks. I thought it would be good to lay some groundwork for this workshop and so here … Continue reading
Cornerstones – A sample of what you could win
Today’s blog is from Helen Corner of Cornerstones Literary Consultancy. We thought that as the winner of the Get Writing Cup at Get Writing 2012 will receive a critique of the winning story as part of their prize it might be fun … Continue reading
Leigh Russell on writing fiction successfully
Leigh Russell writes the bestselling Geraldine Steel series of crime thrillers. Among other accolades, her books have been shortlisted for a CWA Dagger Award, reached Number 1 on amazon thriller bestseller lists around the world, been in the Top 50 … Continue reading
Competition tips
Entering a writing competition can be a good way to hone your craft, to be disciplined about working to deadlines, and – if you win – to receive prizes or even to be published. But, having judged many writing competitions, … Continue reading