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September 7, 2016

Writing Critique Partners

I came across the idea of finding a critique partner while listening to a podcast from Helping Writers Become Authors (http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/podcasts/). This seemed like a brilliant idea – a different way to get a perspective on my writing, and to help others with theirs – and a good supplement to my monthly writers’ group meetings.… Continue reading

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June 12, 2011

A Writing Game Through the Post

Following on from the last post about a writing game I thought I’d post another example of a fun way to get writing. There are a number of variations of this game but the one I’m going to describe involves envelopes. Also this is slightly hard to set up by yourself so like a would… Continue reading

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June 5, 2011

Writer’s Group – Lessons Learned

Well, my first foray into the world of Writers Groups is now over, with Dumfries Writers adjourning their fortnightly meetings until the autumn. That’s understandable; people have so many other things to do during the summer months and holidays and other fun things get in the way of writing. It’s a shame though, as I’ve… Continue reading

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