Writing need not be lonely – how we can help
It’s hard to achieve your writing goals alone. It’s easy to get stuck, easy to procrastinate, easy to give up. That’s why All About Writing exists. To give everyone the […]
November/December writing challenge results
We have invited the finalists onto the stage, we’ve examined them carefully as they paraded their virtues and their finery, and we have come to our decision. Yes, the winner […]
Wrap up the year with a writing workout
We’re ending the year with a 10-Day Writing Workout and we’d love you to join us. Give us just an hour of your busy day for ten days, and […]
Ten years old … in Venice
All About Writing celebrates its tenth anniversary this September, in the city which most symbolises how far we’ve come. Here we are, mentoring our writers in the most romantic writing […]
Challenges and opportunities, grist to to a writer’s mill
Current and forthcoming courses and retreats Our Creative Writing Online Course kicked off on Tuesday – but it’s by no means too late to sign up for a rollicking ride […]
Writing advice and wisdom at Kingsmead Book Fair
Here’s a guest blog post by All About Writing community member Aimee-Claire Smith, who joined us on the McGregor Writing Retreat and is a recent graduate of our Creative Writing Course. [...]
Upcoming courses, community news, writing competition and tips help you lose yourself in your tale of getting lost
I struggled to get the hang of friendship, as a child. Something would always shift: I would express a liking for the wrong band, or even the wrong hairband. And […]
Writing news and successes, a new writing challenge and a writing tip
2017 is our tenth anniversary year, so we decided to look at what you, our community, have achieved over the years – and we were gobsmacked. Twenty-seven of you have […]
The new year’s promise
I hope your new year’s resolution involved fostering your creativity rather than your business success or your abs. I’m not against gyms and I’m certainly not anti-success. Happy new year, […]
By Terry Adams
In 2017 Test, Adventure, Creative Writing Courses, Mentoring, News, Newsletters, Tips for Writers, Writing Challenge, Writing Competitions
Posted Embark on a writing adventure in 2017
Writing is an adventure. This means that we confront any given writing project (any given morning, any given page) with a mixture of steely resolve – and abject fear. To […]
Writing a novel – A mentee’s experience
By Clive Goodchild-Brown Eight or so months ago I thought to myself somewhat naively that I wanted to try and write a novel. I am passionate about writing and had […]
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Q&A with Angela Meadon author of Strong Medicine part 2
How do you go about developing a character? I think every major character must have certain aspects to their personality in order for them to become real in my mind, […]
