This year is ticking by so quickly; in fact, this Friday sees the start of November and the writers out there will know what that means…it’s NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is designed to help writers get motivated and produce a body of work in a short space of time. The goal is to write… Read More
Five signs that it might be time to take a break. 26 indisputably brilliant words that you’ll want to say out loud. 20 literary Tumblrs that are worth checking out. If the famous writers of yesteryear had Twitter, just what would they tweet about? 10 things you didn’t know about Pulp Fiction. This new book service for the iPad might… Read More
Ah, Middlesbrough. It’s a town that is frequently depicted by the media as a post-industrial slum populated by the illiterate, the poor and the criminal. We usually make the list for highest unemployment figures and unhealthiest people. But those same things that make the town infamous can also be viewed in a positive light. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the… Read More
An interview with author Marina Raydun Marina is the author of novellas One Year in Berlin and Foreign Bride. You can visit her Facebook page or follow her on Twitter at @Author_MRaydun. You self-published your first book, a compilation of two novellas, One Year in Berlin and Foreign Bride, earlier this year. What was your biggest challenge when you decided… Read More
Gephyrophobia n. A fear of crossing bridges. Source: Wikipedia
The nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling and Halloween is fast approaching. Last week we got in the Halloween spirit by travelling down to York for the day to visit York Dungeon and their latest pumpkin-filled seasonal production, which runs until the 3rd of November. One of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, the Dungeon explores the darker… Read More
This week I published a guest post about my favourite Icelandic literature over on writer Stefania Mattana’s blog. It can be hard for writers to make a living and with treatment like this, it’s no wonder. As if I didn’t have enough reasons to love Iceland, knowing that 1 in 10 Icelanders will publish a book makes me want to… Read More
Since I started blogging, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet to some fantastic people who are also passionate about carving out a little place online to write and share their thoughts. First there were the girls from The Blogcademy, each one a sparkly proponent for the joys of blogging. These are people who blog to support their businesses, or they… Read More