On Saturday we ran the last workshop of the summer.
Month: August 2021
Spine Tingling Workshop
We held our third workshop of the summer: Introduction to Writing Horror.
Winner of the Colin Sutton Cup For Humour 2021
We're proud to show Carolyne Nashaat holding the Colin Sutton Cup For Humour. Her story Life, Death, and Volvo's won the competition, and here she is holding the cup and standing in front of her Volvo. Adjudicator Jeremy Cameron's feedback: Please remind me never to get in a Volvo driven by the author. Or a… Continue reading Winner of the Colin Sutton Cup For Humour 2021
Writing Challenges!
To help encourage everyone to get writing this summer, we're putting together a collection of prompts and writing challenges to help get those creative juices flowing.
Guest Post: Are Adverbs Really The Enemy?
Kathy of Fine Tune Your Fiction, a professional critique and developmental editing service, has kindly given us permission to feature her article on adverbs. We hope you enjoy. One of the most common pieces of writing advice I see is that you should never use adverbs. They make your writing weak. They’re lazy. They’re telling… Continue reading Guest Post: Are Adverbs Really The Enemy?