I recently read something where an accomplished author was asked, ‘When did you know you wanted to be a writer?’ She responded, ‘I was always a writer’. She didn’t mean she had been writing from birth, she meant that even all those years when she wasn’t writing, she was writing. She was living the experiences …
The Creative Life: Changing Your Mind by Nejra Ćehić Read More »
Good day to you all; and as I write this on a rainy 28th of June, listening to a mix of Peter Gabriel, Pulp, and Ska/Bluebeat/Reggae/Rock-Steady, I am reminded of three of the most influential events that occurred on this day previously. You may place these in importance based on your own situations and considerations. …
Hello, good day, and welcome, to you all my friends and also those who know me better than that. I learned an odd fact about Boris Johnson the other day. Apparently, in Oxford Uni he was not only a fun guy in the debating circle and the Bullingdon Club, but was also a mean …
The sun has got his hat on hip hip hip hooray… now hold on a minute. Why is the moon mainly referred to as ‘she’ and the sun as ‘he’? Traditionally sun gods have been more aggressive and destructive than their moon goddess counterparts, so perhaps that’s the reason? Men are hot-headed, fiery and …
“A big box of marvels, abuzz with distinctive voices and vivid tales. This is dazzling testament to the ability of Creative Writing groups to energise and inspire.” – Alan Bilton @ABiltonAuthor “In celebration of Cardiff Writers’ Circle’s 75th anniversary comes this bright green anthology, full of life and energy, showcasing the output of various …
(Mostly) In Praise of J.K. Rowling: The Ink Black Heart Sharif Gemie Imagine you could write whatever you wanted and it would be published. Imagine no pesky tutors lecturing you about character and voice, no crafty agent or publisher telling you about markets and how it’s a bad time for the book trade. Imagine …
