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Friday Features: Viking Helmets At The Ready – How To NaNoWriMo

02 April 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Matt Wixey I've written three novels. The first, which started when I was 13, is unfinished. It's called Necropolis, which probably tells you all you need to know. It's a weird, angsty, stream-of-consciousness dystopian thriller (some might call it a 'mess'), with a plot that doesn't go anywhere, characters who speak ...

Write On! Interview: Andreena Leeanne Speaks Her Truth

28 March 2021 News, WriteOn Interviews

By Eithne Cullen Portrait of Andreena by Emmanuel Oreyeni Andreena Leeanne writes about difficult subjects and about difficult moments in her own history. "Writing is my therapy,"she says. It’s easy to see how the journey through the poems can be seen as a journey through some of the lightest and also ...

Saturday Spotlight: New Book Releases March

27 March 2021 News, Saturday Spotlight

By Claire Buss, Deputy Editor, Write On! At Write On! and Pen to Print, we want to help connect authors and readers, so we've created a Spotlight page every Saturday, showcasing some of the exciting new reads available. The list has been curated by Lisa Roullier and myself, based on books ...

Friday Features: In Search Of A Genre

26 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By R J Gould I’d written my first novel! It took over four years to complete but, since I was working 'full-time' I didn’t agonise about this. Next, I did all the right things: gathering a list of suitable agents to approach, researching how to construct the perfect introductory letter and ...

Writer Of The Month: Farzana Hakim

22 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

Presented by Eithne Cullen I’m delighted to be introducing our Writer Of The Month, Farzana Hakim, who has been a writer friend for a long time. We met through Pen to Print and The Book Challenge and she’s had great success in that competition with her two novels. Today, she’s sharing ...

Write On! Interview: As A Podcaster – Siobhán Clark

21 March 2021 News, WriteOn Interviews

This week, Write On! interviews Siobhán Clark: author, narrator and host of 'The Myth Legend & Lore Podcast'. The 'Myth Legend & Lore Podcast' is a place where we can journey into the past and share tales of mythology, legends and folklore that have captured our imaginations and fired our curiosity! ...

Friday Features: What Makes A Great Freelance Writer?

19 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Alison Grade The obvious answer to this question is being a great writer. And yes, absolutely to be a great freelance writer you do need to be a great writer. Importantly, though, you also need to be great at being a freelancer and that’s the bit that's often overlooked or ...

Thursday Connectors: Celebrating Women’s Voices And Stories – ‘Her Story: Part Two’

18 March 2021 News, Thursday Connectors

By Farzana Hakim Hi, all. It's Farzana here, your host for another great edition of Thursday Connectors. What a month it’s been since we last met! I’ve been busy hosting my 'Hear My Voice' workshops and I’m kind of sad they’re soon coming to an end, as I’ve been having such fun ...

Write On! Interview: As A Journalist – Leo Ulph

14 March 2021 News, WriteOn Interviews

Leo Ulph, actor, musician and broadcast journalist, talks to Write On! about his evening show on BBC Radio Kent, why he’s passionate about showcasing talent on the BBC via the ‘Upload’ initiative, and how ‘anyone that’s making anything’ can get on air by providing an audio version of their content. As ...

Friday Features: The Typewriter Revelations: Overcoming Procrastination (come up with better title tomorrow) by Matt Wixey

12 March 2021 News, WriteOn Features

By Matt Wixey I'm a procrastinator. It's a miracle you're reading this at all, really. Some people are born procrastinators, some achieve procrastination, others have it thrust upon them. I don't think I was born a putter-offer; I actually arrived punctually, the only time that's happened in the intervening 33 years. But ...

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