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Readember December

Post author:Eryl
Post published:02/12/2020
Post category:Literature Ambassador Reading Writer's Life
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This has been an odd year for most of us. Even the hardiest, even the most introverted of introverts, even the most privileged, is likely to have experienced some twinges…

Book Week Scotland: Digitising the Book Group

Post author:Eryl
Post published:17/11/2020
Post category:Book Event Literature Ambassador Reading
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In Moffat we are lucky enough to have an independent book shop that not only sells both new and second-hand books, but also actively engages with the community to encourage…

Book Week Scotland 2020

Post author:Eryl
Post published:16/11/2020
Post category:Book Event Literature Ambassador
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Book Week Scotland 2020 is upon us like the softest of eiderdowns, fashioned from a patchwork of fabric cut from the frocks in a dress-up chest. This year's theme is…

King Lear Prizes

Post author:Eryl
Post published:04/04/2020
Post category:Writer Opps
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The new national creative arts competition for over 70s stuck at home because of Coronavirus Here's a little about the prizes copied from their site and followed by a link…

Writing Competitions | Creative Writing Ink UK

Post author:Eryl
Post published:03/04/2020
Post category:Literature Ambassador
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Apart from running our own free to enter monthly creative writing competitions, we also list external creative writing competitions. — Read on creativewritingink.co.uk/writing-competitions/ A list of writing competitions to keep…

Enchanted Lands

Post author:Eryl
Post published:08/03/2020
Post category:Literature Ambassador Writer's Life Writing
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What is an enchanted land? Does it have to be outside, like a forest or a wild-flower meadow, or can it be inside, like a kitchen in which a pie…

The Short Story: Opening Lines: A Perfect Day for Bananafish

Post author:Eryl
Post published:27/01/2020
Post category:How Fiction Works Writing
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‘There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel, and, the way they were monopolizing the long-distance lines, the girl in 507 had to wait from noon till almost…

Writer Opps: 2020 Short Story Contests

Post author:Eryl
Post published:18/01/2020
Post category:Writer Opps Writing
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Aerogramme Writers' Studio is one of my favourite resources for writers, and I have a link to their site on my Resources for Writers page. But I'm flagging them up…

Writing Prompt: Unreliable Narrator

Post author:Eryl
Post published:17/01/2020
Post category:Writing Writing Prompt
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Write a story of between five-hundred, and two-thousand words featuring either two puppies or a goldfish. Your narrator isn't omniscient, but tries to hide that. Featured image: Ahmed Zayan on Unsplash

An Apology, of Sorts

Post author:Eryl
Post published:18/11/2019
Post category:Writer's Life Writing
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I've put the following message on my Home page, but thought it worth putting in a blog post too, mostly because I don't suppose many people look at my Home…