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 11 Oct   The Great Booker Debate in Torquay, 14th October
Join our panel of authors: Karl Gale, Luisa Plaja, Emma Seaman, Belinda Seaward, Kate Furnivall
 Luisa   (10592)
in Commercial Noticeboard Forum
 10 Oct   Maps added to calendar
We've added some nice google maps on the ww calendar so it should be easier to see what's on near you and where particular events are.
 david bruce   (1674)
in Writewords Forum
 7 Oct   Chapter lengths
I've begun teaching with a distance writing course, the
 MF   (4104)
in Technique Forum
 6 Oct    Has any authors had their work published without an agent?   
Hi, Just getting started in the scary world of getting my work out there. As authors do we really need agents? N
 bombayduck   (2)
in Children's Writers Group
 3 Oct    Good news (and thank you WF!)  
Earlier this year I posted a story
 SheScribbles   (818)
in Women's Fiction
 3 Oct   Edit crunch?
Has anybody got any tangible examples of the rumoured economic downturn hitting publishing? Are fewer books being commissioned? Are publishers becomin
 SarahT   (1984)
in Getting Published Forum
 1 Oct   Literally invisible...      1   2  
I'm a bit flummoxed by some feedback / advice that I can agree with, but am struggling to deal with! There are two aspects (although, rela
 GaiusCoffey   (323)
in Technique Forum
 30 Sep   Post directory comments anonymously
To encourage even more comments, we've now added an option to post to the directory anonymously
 david bruce   (1674)
in Writewords Forum
 30 Sep   Father Knox`s Ten Commandments of Detective Fiction.
I was absentmindedly googling this evening and came across an interesting article on The Evolution of the British Crime Novel, which included Father K
 NMott   (9819)
in Inspiration & Ideas Forum
 26 Sep   Moving the plot forward
Interesting blog post on BookEnds today about the importance of your scenes moving the plot forward, and a warning about
 NMott   (9819)
in Inspiration & Ideas Forum
 24 Sep   A hello plus a couple of queries
I have a couple of queries, one regarding submission
 Diane Becker   (138)
in Newcomers Forum
 21 Sep    Advice from Scot Pack and panel at Windsor festival today...    1   2   3  
I went to the 'How to get my book published' panel today at Windsor Guild Hall
 SB   (2934)
in Women's Fiction
 19 Sep   DIY self publishing, formatting and cover art
I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this?
 optimist   (7952)
in Getting Published Forum
 18 Sep    The first poem that really got to you    1   2  
A poem by Carol Ann Duffy has been banned from schools by the exam board AQA. It’s about a teenage boy who’s tired of getting no respect and takes to
 James Graham   (6577)
in Poetry Writers Group
 18 Sep   CV to go with submission
Some agencies ask for this, but what should this look like and what does it need to
 vonsudenfed   (247)
in Getting Published Forum
 18 Sep   Husband and wife writing partners
Could you write a novel with your other half? I went to an event last night at the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrave Square where the historical
 rogernmorris   (2529)
in Technique Forum
 12 Sep   Tom Stoppard on writing...
This struck a chord with me:
 rogernmorris   (2529)
in Technique Forum
 5 Sep   Re - reading old favourites
Have you ever re-read an old favourite, only to be disapointed? ask as I read Stephen King's Carrie last week, having not read it in al
 Kristian   (69)
in Favourite Writing Forum
 5 Sep   Slush, agents and beating the system
Very good piece in today's Guardian about the challenge of beating the slush and getting
 Jago   (1322)
in Getting Published Forum
 3 Sep   Are your emotions getting in your character`s way?
Browsing the internet I was struck by a recent blog post by an author saying her MC was full of unintentioned
 NMott   (9819)
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