Writing historical fiction 1 – creating your historical world
Welcome to the first of three guest posts by RS Downie on writing historical fiction. Ruth is the author of Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls (‘Medicus’ in the USA) and Ruso and the Demented...
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Today RS Downie continues with her second post on Writing Historical Fiction (if you missed the first on creating your historical world, why not check it out first). Ruth is the author of Ruso and the...
View ArticleWriting historical fiction 3 – using fact in fiction
In her third and final post on Writing Historical Fiction, RS Downie tells us why using fact in fiction is like wearing underwear. Ruth is the author of Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls...
View ArticleWriting for health
This is not an article on how to write for the health market (if that’s what you’re looking for, read A Health Writer Coughs Up) but rather an insight into how writing can be good for your health....
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How doing other art badly can help your writing
In light of last week’s very informative guest blog from Morgen Bailey on overcoming writers’ block, I’ve been thinking about ways I deal with my frustrations. One of them is to take time out from...
View ArticleCreative Writing bursary
If you’re 25 or under, you may qualify for a bursary to study masters’ level creative writing at the University of East Anglia. I did a MA at Northumbria University in 2005/6 and have never regretted...
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Novel ideas: the chemistry of creativity
Today’s guest post is by Tony Glover, the latest ‘signing’ for the Crafty Writer’s publishing wing, Crafty Publishing. Tony who has written extensively for theatre and screen has just released the...
View ArticleWriting from the inside out
Very chuffed to hear 10 men in a prison in Maryland, USA, have been working through the free Crafty Writer creative writing course with the help of the prison librarian...
View ArticleWriting with wine, editing with coffee
On writing with wine and editing with coffee. Or balancing our conscious and sub-conscious minds in our writing.http://morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk/…/writing-with-wine-e… This was written for a...
View ArticleNovel Writing Course – Newcastle upon Tyne
Have you always wanted to write a novel but don’t quite know where to start? Or you’ve launched in a frenzy of creative energy then ground to a halt? Don’t let another year go by. I’m going to be...
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