The hidden secrets of writing with Tessa Niles
Tessa Niles is the kind of person whom countless people must have urged to ‘write that memoir‘. As one of Britain’s most respected session singers, she spent 30 years working [...]
Lessons from the Books on The Bay Literary Festival
An impressive congregation of writers gathered for Books on the Bay’s inaugural literary festival in the naval village of Simons Town, South Africa – a feast for readers and a trove of [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Joanne Hichens
‘Sometimes, in writing memoir, we are faced with extreme pain, says writer Joanne Hichens. ‘It’s important to recognise that these “scenes” might be included in the story.’ Joanne is [...]
Ignite your writing passion on our retreats
Who needs a writing retreat? Well … who doesn’t? You might need a creative boost, to break a writing block or to advance a writing project close to your heart? Or perhaps you crave time to [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Michele Rowe
Andrew Sherwood is a dead man. The last time forensic psychologist Marge Labuschagne saw him, alive, was a fraught confrontation in the benign setting of a neighbourhood fair. The scene which [...]
Last chance – 20% off our Screenwriting Course – ends midnight 16 February
This is your last chance to get a massive 20% discount on our Crash Course in Screenwriting, starting 27 February. This ten-module course will lay a foundation of understanding of the range of [...]
Free Screenwriting Webinar: All your questions answered
Find out everything you’ve always wanted to know about writing for the screen, whether for film or television, at our free screenwriting webinar. Ask Michele Rowe and Richard Beynon, two of South [...]
How can we help you achieve your dreams this year?
Our new blog series, The Hidden Secrets of Writing, will, we hope, inspire you. In this series, we showcase the books – there are over 50 of them – which have been published by past participants [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Vincent Pienaar
Limerence by Vincent Pienaar (Penguin Random House)* is another novel we’d like to feature in this blog series on the published books of our Creative Writing Course alumni. Nominated for the [...]
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Win a free writing assessment with our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge
All About Writing’s latest flash fiction challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2900 / £ 170 or a voucher to the same value to use on one of our [...]
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Posted The hidden secrets of writing with Tracy Todd
We at All About Writing are proud to have seen Tracy Todd’s memoir, Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon (Tracey McDonald Publishers)*, from its inception to its final published state. This is [...]
