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This March, we’ve got something on offer for every kind of writer, and every kind of writing project. The month kicks off with our Power of Writing Course, specially designed […]

Turn your writing dreams into reality Dreams are what drive many of us: a dream of holding a real book in our hands emblazoned with our name; a dream of […]

The blank page, the even blanker screen, can act as a profoundly inhibiting factor in the life of a writer. The blank page invites you to write… whatever you like. […]

There’s often a fine balance between writing and procrastinating, particularly at the start of a writing project. I know many of you are thinking of starting a serious writing project […]

We meet Alexander musing moodily about the impending dissolution of his marriage. He wonders whether there isn’t any chance of rescuing it. He agonises over the effect of the breakup […]

Show, don’t tell. It’s one of the most oft-repeated pieces of writing advice, yet it is frequently misunderstood. To paraphrase Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, “Don’t [...]

“Watching birds takes you out of yourself. It’s a flow state. Writing ideas come in sideways during such states. So perhaps it is a form of meditation.” That’s Margaret Atwood’s […]

The thought of magical transformation clearly unlocked inspiration in many of you. Covid, not unexpectedly, played a role in some of your entries. But for us, the winner triumphed for […]

On a BBC programme I heard a week or two ago,  Lennie Goodings, a book editor with the Virago Press, presented the story of Max Perkins, a pioneer in creative […]

Creating compelling characters that you and your readers care about is essential in getting your readers to invest in, and engage with your characters. Join us for a free writing […]

… Then now’s the time to do something about writing it. You’ve been wanting to start for months, perhaps years. Perhaps you’ve written the first few pages of it. Sometimes […]

All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value […]