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  1. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day One of the disadvantages of literary awards is....

    “One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread the message of love, tolerance, peace, and serve humanity.” Mouloud Benzadi
  2. Pamela Jo

    News Writing in the Stupid Age-The Stinging Fly

    Writing In The Stupid Age Anne Haverty Dec 05, 2024 Essay This is the text of the 2024 Stinging Fly lecture, which was delivered at the United Arts Club in Dublin on October 23rd 2024. I tried to resist calling this lecture Writing in the Stupid Age. It’s going to be misunderstood, I was...
  3. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day But then, that's the beauty of writing stories.....

    But then, that's the beauty of writing stories - each one is an exploratory journey in search of a reason and a shape. And when you find that reason and that shape, there's no feeling like it.' T C Boyle
  4. wrightstuff

    Craft Chat What will happen to Writing in the Age of Generative AI?

    The Head of Y Combinator, probably the world's most prestigious and worthwhile business incubator, has made a rare prediction about technology. He believes that generative AI will reduce the need to write so much that the world will be divided into the 'writes' and the 'write-nots'. Since he...
  5. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Artists don't talk about art.....

    Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work. Paddy Chayefsky
  6. From Our Blog

    Blog Post: One Perfect Sentence

    New blog post by mickleinapickle – discussions in this thread, please --- As you’ll know if you drop by the Colony between the 7th of each month and the 21st, we run a monthly contest between those dates in which you’re challenged to write One Perfect Sentence… It might be the first sentence to...
  7. Pamela Jo

    Craft Chat Women on Writing Contest 50 percent off

    Seems a good deal. I've never entered these but I have spoken to people who are regulars and have gotten a lot out of them. https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#FlashFictionContest
  8. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day It is only by witing, not....

    'It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.' P. D. James
  9. From Our Blog

    Blog Post: Grace Notes, Part 3

    New blog post by Jason L. – discussions in this thread, please --- Thank you for bearing with me. As a reward, we’re leaving high school. We’ll only revisit it in my dreams from now on. I promise. Okay, we’re going to fast-forward now. I won’t bother you with the interim. I think we should let...
  10. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Imagination is like a ....

    “Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”
  11. Pamela Jo

    Craft Chat London 24 Hour writing Sprint Looks like Fun

    No yu dont have to write for 24 hour straight. Just join the psychic energy. So many writers writing has too attract readers right? Maybe we should have reading sprints...
  12. Pamela Jo

    Craft Chat Specifics Make Your Stories Universal by TYM

    This blog hit me at jsut the right moment. https://foxprinteditorial.com/2024/11/14/how-specifics-make-your-stories-universal/
  13. From Our Blog

    Blog Post: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    New blog post by Claire G – discussions in this thread, please --- The Good There’s so much to love about writing – the excitement of that initial spark of an idea; the stimulation of the challenge to make it work; that feeling you get when you find the perfect word/phrase/sentence/paragraph...
  14. Hannah F

    Fanfare! Children's and YA course

    Yay! I've just had a zoom interview with Charlotte of The Golden Egg Academy. Having read my first 2000 words (of Dangerously Fae) and my synopsis, she thinks I'm a really strong writer and has accepted me onto their one year course for writing Children's and YA! (Starts January). It's a lot of...
  15. Pamela Jo

    Craft Chat If You Don't Laugh You'll Cry-Publishing Truths

    http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2013/01/22/25-hard-truths-about-writing-and-publishing/
  16. Jonny

    Craft Chat The minutiae of the everyday is not to sneezed at

    I'm reading the book featured in this article (Duffy & Son). Highly recommend it. A wry, funny, and poignant study of getting older. So I did a little research into the author. I think his personal writing story might be of interest to many of us...
  17. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Discover the time of day when you....

    Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times. Jon Ronson
  18. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day The art of writing is the art of....

    “The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.” Mary Heaton Vorse
  19. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Writing is like riding a bike. Once you....

    “Writing is like riding a bike. Once you gain momentum, the hills are easier. Editing, however, requires a motor and some horsepower.” Gina McKnight
  20. Paul Whybrow

    Thought for the Day Editing. It's like....

    “Editing. It’s like dieting; except a lot more violent.” Leya Delray
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