Not the Primrose Path As Shakespeare has it,“I shall the effect of this good lesson keep,As watchman to my heart.But, good my brother,Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven;Whiles, like a puff’d and reckless libertine,Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,And recks not his own rede.” Not, […]
One for Ren Holton It’s a sad but true fact that my three writing personalities compete. It’s also completely pointless, as Carmel Lockyer (the erotica writer) wins every year; not only does she get most stories published, she makes much more money than the other two. Anyway, today is Ren’s day to crow a little […]
Contests – again … It must be contest season – I’m judging/reading for or have judged/read for three in the past two months. Some things bear repeating: Theme contests require you to submit a story that RELATES to the set theme – not one that you wrote a year ago and haven’t placed Everywhere I’ve […]
If you want to be a writer … buy literary magazines It amazes me that people expect to be published in places they haven’t read. That’s like expecting the barman to pour champagne for the house on your birthday when you’ve never graced his barstool before – it might happen, but it’s unlikely: if you […]
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