Our story of the week is an amusing story from the writer Niki Baker. Niki lives in Oxfordshire and divides her time between pursuing her career as an author, editing her partner’s work, running her own business, and backpacking around places that people have vaguely heard of but might struggle
READ MORENaNoWriMo is almost over! Most of you will hopefully be putting the finishing touches on your first draft and getting ready to write the words ‘The End’ on your manuscript. But the hard part is just starting, the second draft. Here are 5 tips to help you start the rewriting process: &n
READ MOREWhen it comes to books one of the biggest influences on their value is whether or not they are a first edition. We have all heard the term but what exactly does it mean and what are the common misconceptions? First editions are the original publications of a title, the first release if you will.
READ MOREOur short story of the week is a story about mother-daughter relationships by Chloë Ashby. Since graduating with a degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art, Chloë Ashby has been working in journalism. She is an associate editor in the Books department at Monocle and a freela
READ MOREOur short story of the week is a story about the sea by Clare Reddaway. Clare Reddaway has been writing short stories for some years, having discovered she likes the buzz of reading in front of an audience (the audience claims to like it too). She has read her stories at events and festivals thro
READ MOREOur short story of the week is a story about young love from the writer William Prendiville. William Prendiville is the author of the Fairlight Books novella Atlantic Winds, published on 11 July 2019. Born in Ireland, William was raised in Canada, Newfoundland and Ontario. He attended McGill Uni
READ MOREOur story of the week is a village story from the writer Alex Learmont. Alex Learmont was born in Scotland in 1942. He then emigrated to Zimbabwe in 1952. Now he resides in Cape Town. Alex was active in film production between 1958 and 2018 as writer/director/cameraman in corporate communication,
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