by admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
This morning in Virtual Writers Group, we did a writing prompt around shoes. This led to a discussion about creating brand names. Often, writers want to use fictional brand names in their writing rather than real ones. This could be due to not wanting to worry about...
by admin | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
After Christmas, I spent a few days with my parents. My mum had some boxes of books from her parents and grandparents that she hadn’t gone through yet and we spent a lovely afternoon going through the books. The oldest book we found was from 1872! One gem was a...
by admin | Dec 25, 2021 | Blog
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We’re having a quiet day at home. My boys and I had our Christmas celebrations yesterday, and today I’m watching daggy Christmas movies and building the Lego typewriter I got for my birthday back in...
by admin | Dec 21, 2021 | Blog
Since lockdowns started in early 2020, I have been running Virtual Writers Groups for young writers. I’ve been setting them a writing prompt, then write along with the kids. During the session, I’ve been handwriting the stories in notebooks left over from...
by admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog
At this time of the year, I like to unwind by watching a cheesy Christmas movie or two. These are the sorts of movies that are usually set in a small town in the US with a lot of snow, and a predictable storyline. There may be a prince from a tiny kingdom in Europe...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog
I see so many people asking about publishing options for their stories. My first question is always ‘Have you written your story yet?’ A surprising number of people haven’t written a word, yet they’re already researching whether or not to...
