An Unweeded Garden
If we don’t tend to a garden regularly enough, weeds take over. Even the least adept gardeners know that basic rule of thumb. The threat of weeds is always there, … Continued
emerging writers
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P17 Issue 11 Reflections – Geraldine Borella and Kristin Martin
Another week, another small offering of insight on what went into the content of the upcoming Issue 11 of page seventeen. Don’t forget to promote these authors if you know them or are … Continued
P17 Issue 11 Reflections – Vanessa Page, Beverley Lello and David Goodwin
It’s still a little while before Issue 11 is released and available. So in the meantime, until November 19 we can do two things: 1) Shamelessly plug back issues available … Continued
P17 Issue 11 Launch
Oh yeah. It’s coming. We’ve had a great response to P17 this year after our hiatus. After such a wide variety of submissions and competition entries, we’ve compiled our list … Continued
A Writer’s Morale
Following on from my last post, it’s worth having a quick word about the mindset that comes around in being a writer constantly attempting publication. Because, honestly, it’s gruelling to … Continued
Questioning Your Writing
So a piece of work has been finished, or at least laid out to reasonable comprehension. There’s a sense of relief. Then anxiety. Then out-and-out despair. Because so much of … Continued
The Toxic Idea
We’ve talked about the prospects of the evolving idea. We’ve identified the intimidating idea. Let’s also spare a moment for the revelation that all writers dread – that the idea … Continued
Being a Writer
writer / ˈrʌɪtə / n. [1.] A person who has written something or who writes in a particular way: the writer of the letter. [1.1] A person who writes books, … Continued