The craft of writing – being accessible I never imagined when I ‘became’ a writer that I would do some of the things that have become a regular part of my writing life. This week, for example, after folding 70 paper stories/sculptures for the Green Thought exhibition, I shall be travelling up to London to […]

Golden Swans for Green Thought These are my preview invitations for the Green Thought exhibition, showing at the Waterloo Gallery, 14 Bayliss Street, London, SE1 from 15 May – 27 May 2006, with an invitation only preview on 16 May 6.30-8.30 pm. The exhibition will be formally opened by Irish Ambassador His Excellency Daithi O’Ceallaigh […]
Planning ahead: Live Literature Event LIT UP – A Spotlight on Performance Poetry, Literature & Spoken Word Wed 20 – Fri 22 September 2006, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal LIT UP is a brand new event for arts professionals: a showcase of performance poetry, literature and spoken word events alongside debates and discussions, all designed to […]
Beating Writer’s Block – Procrastination and the Inner Editor Finishing what you’ve started Is as easy as writing the last line first. It really works. Define the mood of the conclusion and the rest follows … If the inner editor is your problem Make yourself finish a complete page before allowing yourself to look back […]
The non-fiction life As I’ve said before, making a living out of fiction alone is something between hard and impossible. I freelance as a journalist and writer, and often find that one style of writing informs or triggers the other. This week’s nicest news, for me, is probably going to be that my article on […]
Pen names – the saviour of the serious writer If I had to spend all my time writing as Kay Sexton I would be: (a) very poor(b) unbearably depressed. Literary fiction provides a living for very few writers. Rejection is not just commonplace, it’s almost universal, by which I mean that almost every literary fiction […]
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