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    How to write a book

     June Newsletter: the secret to a great story | writing journeys | flash fiction challenge
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    By Michele Rowe
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Newsletters
    Posted June 15, 2022

    June Newsletter: the secret to a great story | writing journeys | flash fiction challenge

    Hello writers Jo-Anne has been having a wild time on our Writing Safari in Zimbabwe, Richard has been recovering from a difficult but amusing time in hospital with cellulitis, so […]

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     Winners of the April/May Writing Challenge
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    By Emma Hutton
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted June 10, 2022

    Winners of the April/May Writing Challenge

    For our our April/May flash fiction challenge we asked you to write about an environment that was unfamiliar and challenging for the characters, what we refer to in the Hero’s […]

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     Free webinar: How to use a sense of place in your writing
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    By Emma Hutton
    In How to write a book, Invitations, Newsletters, Tips for Writers, Webinars
    Posted June 3, 2022

    Free webinar: How to use a sense of place in your writing

    All About Writing, in association with Pan Macmillan, invites you to join Tony Park and Jo-Anne Richards, two novelists from opposite sides of the world, as they meet on the common ground of [...]

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     May newsletter: ten take-outs from the London Book Fair
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Newsletters
    Posted April 27, 2022

    May newsletter: ten take-outs from the London Book Fair

    May newsletter: We, at All About Writing, are always on the lookout for ways to help you achieve your dreams. So, here are ten take-outs from the London Book Fair, which we hope will be useful to [...]

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     Your book called – it’s waiting for you in our creative writing course
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Newsletters
    Posted April 27, 2022

    Your book called – it’s waiting for you in our creative writing course

    Our real-time Creative Writing Course begins on 5 May This course is truly exclusive. We only take up to eight participants, which means you’ll be able to discuss, question, and receive loads [...]

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     Winners of the February/March Writing Challenge
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    By Emma Hutton
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted April 26, 2022

    Winners of the February/March Writing Challenge

    For our February/March writing challenge, we asked you to write a scene in which a couple are meeting for a first date. We asked you to give us clues about […]

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     Invitation: Jump start your journey to writing success
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, How to write a book, Invitations
    Posted April 21, 2022

    Invitation: Jump start your journey to writing success

    You don’t have to spend 20 years learning to be the best writer you can be. Our flagship Creative Writing Course contains everything we wish we’d known when we were starting out as writers – [...]

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     Win a free writing assessment with our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted April 4, 2022

    Win a free writing assessment with our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge

      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 […]

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     Free webinar on writing and publishing: how do you take the seed of an idea for a book to fruition?
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    By Emma Hutton
    In How to write a book, Newsletters, Webinars
    Posted March 22, 2022

    Free webinar on writing and publishing: how do you take the seed of an idea for a book to fruition?

    Please join us for our next free creative writing webinar which will focus on taking the very first inkling of an idea for a book all the way to publication, […]

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     Writing advice, successes and winners, a Writing Safari and Venice Retreat
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Newsletters
    Posted March 12, 2022

    Writing advice, successes and winners, a Writing Safari and Venice Retreat

    Take the time you need to write something worthwhile  A distinguished reporter, the author of long, ferociously researched articles, stopped by to see me one day in great excitement, to […]

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     Winners of the December/January Writing Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted March 10, 2022

    Winners of the December/January Writing Challenge

    We had a flood of entries for our December/January writing challenge where we asked you to write a child-centred scene in which two older kids are playing with their infant […]

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     And now (belatedly) the winners of the October/November flash fiction challenge
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    By Richard Beynon
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted March 9, 2022

    And now (belatedly) the winners of the October/November flash fiction challenge

    Lovely crop of entries for the October/November writing challenge. (I’m not sure what happened to the time. It reminds me of Douglas Adam’s airy dismissal of time constraints: “I just […]

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    Write your story with personal guidance from two a Write your story with personal guidance from two acclaimed South African writers, @JoanneHichens (Death and the Afterparties @KaravanPress) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @PanMacmillanSA) at the iconic and inspiring @karooart_hotel where you can focus on your creativity and writing. 

Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

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    Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash fiction challenge: Tariq Fensham, andrea-doig, @1derinthewild, @bischof.kirsten! Read the winning entries here: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/06/10/april-may-winners/ #flashfiction #writingcompetition #writingchallenge #allaboutwriting #writingcourses #winner #writingcontest
    Our writing safari with @tonyparkauthor is underwa Our writing safari with @tonyparkauthor is underway. After an inspiring start at @528victoriafalls, we’re at @hideaways_nantwich
    We're live streaming our next creative writing web We're live streaming our next creative writing webinar with @TonyParkAuthor from @528VictoriaFalls. @panmacmillansa authors Tony and Jo-Anne will be talking about the sense of place in their books and as usual you are welcome to ask questions on your writing craft. Book to join the Vic Falls event though reservations@528victoriafalls.com or sign up for the live stream here: bit.ly/tony_park
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    Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on you Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on your creativity and writing under the baton of two acclaimed South African writers, @JoanneHichens (Death and the Afterparties @KaravanPress) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @PanMacmillanSA). 

Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

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    Here’s a very useful phrase to adopt into your vocabulary. Thank you @HaggardHawks

    Haggard Hawks 🦅@HaggardHawks

    Adopted into English in the 1800s, the French phrase ‘mauvais quart d’heure’ refers to a brief but embarrassing experience. It literally means ‘bad quarter of an hour’.

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