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Archive for November, 2012

2nd Place in Yellow Room

I returned from a trip to Ghent to discover that my story, ‘Sleeping with Bees’ gained 2nd place in The Yellow Room’s 1500 word Autumn Short Story Competition. What good news! I’ve bought a bottle of cherry brandy to celebrate. Salut! Sophie Duffy, the judge, said that the story was very well written but that she […]

Useful Writing Sites

Toby Litt’s fascinating article on Sensibility Tips on Viewpoint A list of top UK independent publishers Haruki Murakami on Writing Motivation – now there’s an issue. A great article on character motivation on the BBC Writers Room. Perhaps, like me, from time to time you want to invigorate your thinking by trying something new. Here, […]

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