Monday Motivation: Rediscover your truest self
In the beginning, the prospect of the life stretched out before you is without blemish. Anything seems possible. You could write a great book, compose a perfect poem, paint a […]
Monday Motivation: Why dialogue is the most fun to write
One of the great mysteries, I’ve always thought, is aspirant writers who say that they find writing dialogue difficult. These are, on occasion, highly literate, highly articulate people, [...]
The Eleventh Month authors Q&A: Jane D’Abbs
On a weekend in November 2016, a number of writers gathered at Temenos, in the village of McGregor in the Western Cape. In addition to the writers at Temenos, others were tethered […]
Monday Motivation: The verdict’s out of your hands
There are (at least) two rewards to be gleaned from writing. One, there is the sheer joy of it. At times, of course, it doesn’t feel joyful. It can feel […]
The Eleventh Month authors Q&A: Ingrid van den Berg
On a weekend in November 2016, a number of writers gathered at Temenos, in the village of McGregor in the Western Cape. In addition to the writers at Temenos, others were tethered […]
July newsletter: upcoming courses, community news, writing challenge and more
We at Allaboutwriting are celebrating creativity. Through our offerings and our news this month, we are reaching out to like-minded souls who long for something more – for the imagination […]
Monday Motivation: What keeps you turning the page?
You’ve read The Da Vinci Code and you know that one of the devices that Dan Brown uses to get his many millions of readers to become compulsive page turners […]
July Writing Challenge
We have dedicated our writing challenge this month to the creation of a creative community without borders. For this reason, we have arranged it to coincide with an international flash […]
June writing competition winners
Here’s June’s challenge: You’ve got to the end of a journey – literal or metaphorical – and what you discover there is very different from what you anticipated. Write a scene […]
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Monday Motivation: Yum. Green eggs and ham
Does everyone know how Green Eggs and Ham came to be written? I certainly didn’t until I stumbled across a reference to it on the internet. It appears that Dr […]
