How did we get to December? Surely it was only last week that the other Joanne (Hichens) and I were swimming at sunrise beneath the towering cliffs of the Tradouw […]
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 […]
‘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 [...]
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 […]
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 [...]
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 […]
Resolutions just make us all feel bad. Let’s rather fix our writing intentions for the year. Intentions are slightly different. They’re not as strict. Resolutions are the bullies on the […]
Holidays should present you with time to do exactly what you please and concentrate on yourself, but they seldom do.
Writing holidays are different. These provide a time out of time for you [...]