Books
A gothic western about a vampyric typewriter
JM Burgoyne discusses her debut novel Writer, the challenge of writing a book with a soul, and what motivates her to write.
Writing Tips
How to Complete a Novel (when you are incapable of finishing anything)
When it was first suggested that I might be incapable of finishing anything, I felt unfairly stigmatised. After all, had I not completed a novel? Writer is published in May 2022.
My Writing Life
Striving to be a Writer
Guest blog by Shazia J Altaf As a kid I would spend my afternoons in a nook of Middlesbrough library eyeballing a book. The books were like penny mix ups sweets to me, I’d devour them quickly, and greedily, beadily eyeing the next ones I would come for. Like a Read more
Writing Tips
What Rough Beast
Letting go of what you have already written and starting a new creative project
Writing Tips
Ask an Author
Guest Post by Sandra Jensen You asked questions about completing your writing project. And we’ve got some answers for you. How do you maintain momentum to finish a first draft? For me, writing – as opposed to editing – is all about finding a set of ingredients to encourage me Read more
Writing Tips
Writing When Ill
Tools for writing, no matter what!Guest Post by Sandra Jensen As I wrote in my previous blog, there are many impediments to writing with a chronic illness. I am very lucky my version of ME/CFS is not so severe that I’m constantly bed-bound, but it still has a profound effect Read more
Writing Tips
The Art of the Grant
How to Get Arts Council Funding to Finish Your BookGuest blog by Sandra Jensen I am a writer. I am a writer with a chronic illness: M.E./ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome being but two of the names doctors use. I’ve had this for over 25 years, with increasing debilitation. Writing has, Read more
Writing Tips
Strengthen Your Arts Council Application
I have read lots of draft applications for funding to Arts Council England. They may have been for the various different pots of money – from the old Artist Development Funds and Grants for the Arts, to the current Developing Your Creative Practice and Project Grants funds – but there Read more