Monthly Archives: February 2019

Milford funding deadline fast approaching.

Posted on 27 February 2019 by Jacey Bedford

The deadline is 28th February 2019. Milford SF Writers’ Conference is offering two bursaries for self-identifying science fiction/fantasy writers of colour (BAME)  to attend the 2019 Milford SF Writers’ Conference in the UK which takes place from 14th to 21st … Continue reading →

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Writing Tip: Using Wordle to highlight overused words – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 19 February 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Wordle used to be a web-based utility, a web toy that allowed you to paste in a piece of writing to make a word cloud. The more frequently a word appeared in your text, the bigger it appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Spectres of Stories Past by Jim Anderson

Posted on 12 February 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Each time I sit down to put words to paper (literally or figuratively), and each time I sit down to plan a chapter or a story, I am haunted by the spectres of stories past, and sometimes I find that … Continue reading →

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David Langford interviews Terry Pratchett: 1999 – A Langford Retrospective.

Posted on 5 February 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Terry Pratchett: 1999 A new Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett is always a major publishing event. The series shows no sign of faltering as its 24th novel, The Fifth Elephant, heads for the bookshops and – as always – the … Continue reading →

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