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My Writing by Wenonah Lyon
Since my last Milford attendance, I’ve retired and spent more time writing. I have had short fiction and poetry accepted by online and print publications. (A partial list is available on my website at http://www.wenonahlyon.com) I have two hobbies: writing … Continue reading
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A Christmas-ish Miscellany from Marion Pitman, Vaughan Stanger, Molly Brown and David Turnbull
Christmas Present – a short story by Marion Pitman Doris heard the slight plip of the cat flap, followed by the scrutch scrutch of claws at work in the doormat. There was a pause, then the plink of the name … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, David Turnbull, Marion Pitman, Molly Brown, short film, short story, Vaugan Stanger
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Why Every Writer Should Join ALCS by David Gullen
First posted on 14 November 2017 ALCS, the UK Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, collects secondary royalties on behalf of writers for work published in the UK, and campaigns and lobbies on writers’ rights at national and international levels. The … Continue reading
Making People In My Head – by Gaie Sebold
First posted on 8th November 2016 Someone asked me recently, “Which comes first for you, character or plot?” “Oh, character,” I said. “Character every time.” And having said it, I realised that it might be generally true – at least, … Continue reading
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Tagged characterisation, characters, Gaie Sebold, steampunk, writing
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The Problem with Prologues by Guy T Martland
At the time of writing this, I’m currently editing a novel for the nth time. In doing so, I’ve realised that the prologue has been removed and inserted as many times as I care to remember. This got me thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged George RR Martin, Guy T Martland, Milford, Milford writers' conference, Neil Gaiman, Prologues, Writing advice
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Launching a book during a pandemic: tips & tricks for doing your own PR/marketing by Tiffani Angus
Launching a book isn’t easy, especially without a pandemic that affected the publishing industry so much that we have had two ‘Super Thursdays’ this year, with hundreds of novels published in September and October alone. Unless you’re a bestseller at … Continue reading
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Folklore and Fiction by Sandra Unerman
I have been interested in folklore for even longer than I have been a writer. Books of fairy tales and legends were among my favourite reading as a child but I did not try to write stories of my own … Continue reading
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Tagged anthopology, Clockhouse Writers, folklore, Folklore Studies MA, historical fantasy, Sandra Unerman
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