THURSDAY 23rd APRIL 2020 Rather than cancel the scheduled “Evening with Shakespeare”, which was meant to be held at The Hideaway cafe, on the occasion of the 456th anniversary of his birth on 23rd April, it was converted into a meeting on the Zoom virtual meeting platform. Hosted by Tony Quarrington, it proved an enjoyable…
The Writers Academy has many different programs and materials at a variety of affordable price points, and we add new resources every week.
This was one of our author talks we held last week, they are fast becoming a well-known event in Folkestone. Mark Stay is a fantasy writer with a background in publishing so we all picked his brains with loads of questions. I really think we could have carried on all night. We had new people…
From the 9th January 2020, this writing group will be held at The Hideaway in Bouverie Road West. The bar and restaurant will be open with an evening menu available. It is all on the same level so easily managed for the disabled. Our meetings will follow the same as this year, a group meeting and…
Here are the top reasons for not writing a book. You'll see that they are really excuses you can overcome and get your book started.
Folkestone writing group
We have pleasure in welcoming Setareh to our February author event, a local poet who has her first book out. We have something a bit different for this month as there will be a workshop towards Valentine Day, so if you want to create a poem to go in your card for tommorow then please…
One of our members Andy has launched this competition so let's get thinking about sci-fi or fantasy stories set in Folkestone. We only have until the 21st October so I really hope I can get mine done in time. The winning stories can go on here so everyone can read them. Let's get writing!
Writers - here are 5 mistakes to avoid in children's fiction!
Many traditional publishers won't offer a contract to a writer who doesn't already have an established online platform (an author platform).
Every weekday morning I'll send you a short email to help you get published and make money writing.
Each month we present a new writing challenge to help you improve your writing.This month it's a microfiction challenge.
Prompts for the First Week of March. Use these creative writing prompts for a little writing practice this week.
How to create great opening lines for your novels.
10 new writing prompts for the week, based on the corona virus
If you read Part 1 of this 2-part post, now you're ready for some tips for plotting a cozy mystery.
Quotes about writing can be used by writers for a little motivation and inspiration from time to time. See if these quotes speak to you.
It isn't difficult to build confidence as a writer. Try any or all of these 12 ways and see your confidence as a writer start to soar.
I've written novels (both as a ghostwriter and under my own byline) and I find that it takes time to develop a good idea and write a novel.
