Words are Life

Do other professions have similar issues to writers’ block? Is there such a thing as Doctors’ Dread? Opticians’ Obstruction? Grocers’ Groan

Perfection. That’s what she was, and I was sure that today would work out just the way I’d planned.

The first thing you notice is that it is a very attractive book with a simple but well-designed and effective cover. This really does the co

A: This book is about hoarding and nastiness as well as being about family and relationships. It's an obvious question, but why on earth wo

G: My first question for you is a very simple one, and you must get sick of answering it. Why would anyone want to write? It

Writing about writing Complete one of the following: 1) A completely factual account of time in the life of a writer (you!) who is...

You have to feel it in order to heal it. Why read horror fiction? Lesley's comments. Time to write your own comments. How to write...

Asked to create a short story from the following words: parting, unbelievable, identical twin, jovial, cryptic, rain, marmalade,...

Can you continue this story? Rosie was hungry. ‘Is tea nearly ready?’ she moaned. Her brother joined her in her moaning. ‘I need a...

Consider this as a beginning or inspiration for your writing: It was obvious that we were lost. There must have been a turn taken...

From 2016... I've been attending my writing group, Write You Are, for a year and a half now, since its start-up meeting. I also attended...

Sometimes wonderful writing creeps up on you by stealth. It may seem simplistic, perhaps overly so, or even naïve - or primitive. But...

Why not try to finish this slightly derivative story begun by a very clever and very young man? There was a big metal door. It was...

How many oxymorons can you spot? The Ford Focus was accustomed to frenetic activity taking place on its back seat. It was an open secret...