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Artist’s Way Week 8: What Took Me So Long? Recovering Creativity
It happened again! Somehow I am writing this three months after finishing week 7. Despite all my best intentions, I completely fell off The Artist’s Way wagon. My creative recovery most definitely stalled. Interestingly enough, it turns out that the last time I...
Powerful Poetry – Bloom and Guts by Scott McKenzie
One of the benefits of having a little space to myself here on the Internet is that other writers reach out to me and share their work. Scott McKenzie got in touch with his fantastic collection Bloom and Guts, something I wouldn't have come across otherwise. It's a...
Gorgeous Waves of Poetry – Not Quite An Ocean by Elizabeth M Castillo
I had the extra treat of meeting Elizabeth in real life this year! She came to Geneva to run a workshop for the Geneva Writers' Group (in which I wrote actual poems) and we hung out and talked about all things writerly. So wonderful. This meant I was even more excited...
On the Wings of Story: ‘Soaring,’ Short Story Collection by Nicole Fitton
There's a lovely introduction to this short story collection. Nicole Fitton asks if you would like to dive into her stories when you have a snippet of time, allowing yourself to be carried off by them. And I most certainly was. 'Soaring' is the name of the collection,...
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were benevolent forces around us, helping us cope with difficult times? In The...
Warning: This article contains reference to sexual assault and violence. Today (25th November) is the International...
From the moment you enter the world of The Regeneration of Stella Yin, a novella-in-flash by Kristen Loesch, you are...
I'm always enthusiastic about any writing that celebrates women. In Jesi Bender's poetry collection Dangerous Women,...
There's something special about finding a writer who is passionate about the same things you are and brings them into...
Sometimes stories just capture the wonderful essence of what it means to be human. Of where we find our place in the...
The great thing about hosting this site is all the amazing books that appear on my radar. Keely O'Shaughnessy's...
For regular visitors, you may have noticed that my personal blogs have been somewhat erratic of late. While I’m...
For Christmas last year, my mum got a bird box with a camera in it. This spring, we watched tiny, helpless scraggles...
Guest post from Janey Burton, a Publishing Consultant, Editor and Contracts Negotiator. Find out more about her advice...