Category: writing community
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Finding your perfect writers’ retreat
Sounds dreamy, doesn’t it? Escape to somewhere beautiful – a country guesthouse, a cool city hotel, a tropical island, a Tuscan farmhouse or an outback hut. Arrange a few bookson a windowsill, make a cuppa, change into comfy clothes,breathe, and write. And it is dreamy. It’s also intense work. There are lots of different ways…
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Writing challenge: Write that book! (April 2027)
A retreat for concentrating on your writing Next dates: 9-11 April 2027 This weekend is for you, if you want focused writing time to work on your own project, in company with other writers. It’s a whole weekend devoted to getting words written – or edited, or proofread, depending what stage you’re at. This writing…
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Can you learn how to write?
I don’t know why this debate keeps coming up: people asking whether writers are born or made, and whether there’s any point teaching writing. Actually, I do know why: it’s because some people still believe that real writers are born with an innate gift and don’t need any help refining their genius. Myths we tell…