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How to Sell Short Stories to an Anthology By Deborah Walker

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

First off, I’ll pepper these words with caution. This is how I do things. You might have a much better way of selling stories to anthologies. And if you do, could you please tell me in the comments. SELLING WITHOUT … Continue reading →

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The Parallels Between Singing and Writing by Jacey Bedford

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

This is all about lessons learned and applied I used to be a folk singer. No–correction–I am a folk singer, I just don’t do it as a full-time job any more, but even though I’ve officially retired from the road … Continue reading →

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Albedo One by Bob Neilson

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

I have said before that there are no friendly divorces, but I am currently observing one with no rancour (and very little expense). Unfortunately this is not mine. Mine is painful, expensive and hate-filled. It may sound like an exaggeration, … Continue reading →

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Imposter Syndrome – Embrace the Experience by David Gullen

Posted on January 30, 2018 by

Writers all over the world talk about Imposter Syndrome*, that feeling your success is undeserved and that one day the world will collectively blink, take a good long look at you and realise you are some kind of fraud. It’s … Continue reading →

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I never intended… by Vaughan Stanger

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

I never intended to write a series of science fiction stories about a robot butler called “Reeves”, but the tale of how it came about is, I suspect, emblematic of many a writer’s life. The original story, Writing on the … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from Milford 2017: Monday 11th September – 11.55 a.m.

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

Jacey Bedford Writes: Milford is here again. The week in September when 15 writers of science fiction and fantasy gather in a not-so-secret location in Wild Welsh Wales to eat chocolate and critique each others’ pieces of fiction. North Wales … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what colour the wallpaper is – by Marion Pitman

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

I don’t know what colour the wallpaper is, or what flowers are growing in the garden. I only work out with an enormous effort what season it is, what the weather is doing, what day of the week it is. … Continue reading →

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