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    Read more about the article Book Week Scotland: Digitising the Book Group

    Book Week Scotland: Digitising the Book Group

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:17/11/2020
    • Post category:Book Event/Literature Ambassador/Reading
    • Post comments:1 Comment

    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…

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    Read more about the article Book Week Scotland 2020

    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…

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    Read more about the article King Lear Prizes

    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…

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    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…

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    Read more about the article Enchanted Lands

    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…

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    Read more about the article The Short Story: Opening Lines: A Perfect Day for Bananafish

    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…

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    Read more about the article Writer Opps: 2020 Short Story Contests

    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…

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    Read more about the article Writing Prompt: Unreliable Narrator

    Writing Prompt: Unreliable Narrator

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:17/01/2020
    • Post category:Writing/Writing Prompt
    • Post comments:2 Comments

    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

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    Read more about the article An Apology, of Sorts

    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…

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    Read more about the article Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: Tom-Gallon Award

    Literature Ambassador: Writer Opps: Tom-Gallon Award

    • Post author:Eryl
    • Post published:21/10/2019
    • Post category:Literature Ambassador/Writer Opps
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    If you've been writing short-stories for long enough to have at least one published, you'll have discovered there's very little money for those of us who favour the genre. So…

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