Do you need university qualifications to be a good writer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azCELNd8V7APostgraduate writing courses have become hugely popular in the last 15 years and more and more English degrees feature creative writing as part of their syllabus. These days it’s quite common to hear that an author’s first novel or debut poetry collection
A beginner’s guide to writing for the web
Guest post by Rob Mills [http://bluegg.com] One of the privileges of being a writer is the opportunity to share stories with, evoke emotions in, and connect to other people. With more traditional storytelling platforms [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/guest-post-the-importance-of-story-structure] such as books, authors are not present when
A writer’s guide to feedback and writing groups
Guest post by Elizabeth Markham [http://www.lamellae.wordpress.com]. For most of us who write, the desire to share our stories with the world (and maybe even get paid for it) means we can’t write in isolation – we need feedback. There are many ways to get feedback, including
The key to selling your book is the cover letter
Guest post by Gary Smailes [http://www.bubblecow.co.uk] We are all looking for the secret to securing a book deal! I am pretty sure that there is no one winning formula, though I am convinced that without a killer cover letter you are doomed to failure. I am
How to speed up your writing with AutoCorrect
The act of writing, as in the physical process of getting your work on to the screen, can be a tiresome business at times. Thankfully, there are plenty of really rather helpful writing software packages [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/5-fantastic-computer-programs-for-writers] available to help you make things as painless as
Copywriters: ghosts of their writing selves?
Guest post by Manuela Boyle [http://twitter.com/manuelaboyle] I write five days out of seven. Some weeks maybe more. Original prose no less; raw materials plucked from different vocabulary sets and arranged into a new word order. But here’s my dark secret: I write for other people. What
The five rules of getting a book deal
Guest post by Jean Hannah Edelstein [http://www.jeanhannahedelstein.com] Before we start, some quick disclaimers: I used to work in publishing, and I keep up to date on the industry for my blogging purposes (and personal interest), and I do a little critiquing of new writing on an ad-hoc
Why AudioBoo is a terrific tool for writers
AudioBoo [http://audioboo.fm] has been referred to as an audio version of Twitter [http://twitter.com/]. I’d say it’s got quite a long way to go in that regard, but it’s certainly a handy little tool for publishing actual words and sounds with barely any effort
Write for Your Life is one year old today!
Well doesn’t time fly, eh? This time last year I finally got round to launching Write for Your Life [http://writeforyourlife.net/welcome-to-write-for-your-life]. It was something I’d talked about for ages, but always put off because I was worried about how much time I could devote to it.
Seven tips to help you become a better fact checker
Guest post by Mary Ward [http://journalismdegree.org] Fact checking allows you to separate fact from fiction. If you do not want to be fooled by inaccuracies that you read or hear then you need to know what to do and where to go to find the truth. Otherwise, you