These days, blogging is practically ancient technology. But it is only in the past few years that the number one piece of advice given to writers wishing to nab a publishing contract is to have a blog. Blogging is a way for writers to showcase their writing style, connect with their readers and help promote…
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Neil Gaiman has been the latest person in the writing industry to speak out about the future of the book. As the article states, the audience at the London Book Fair weren’t all that happy about what he had to say. From my perspective, I feel as though finally, somebody well-known and established within the…
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The whimsical image of a writer brings to mind thoughts of troubled souls shut away in dark rooms, with a piece of paper and a pencil, or a typewriter, pouring their creations onto the page in deep isolation. When the writing isn’t going, that doesn’t matter, the writer can take a walk, or indulge in…
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I’m not a stranger to the blank expression I get from people when I tell them I studied creative writing at university, and then tell them I’m a writer. ‘You’re a writer,’ they say slowly. ‘So…you want to end up teaching English? What do you do?’ No. I don’t want to teach English. If I…
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I was quite appalled to come across an article in the Guardian, where Horrible Histories author Terry Deary declares that libraries have had their day and they are no longer relevant or useful. In the UK, there have been a number of cases where local councils have considered closing public library branches in order to…
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My favourite short story ever would have to be Roald Dahl’s The Great Automatic Grammatizator. I read it for the first time when I was about twelve, and loved the absurdity of these two business partners producing novels in a matter of minutes on a machine. I’ve re-read the story several times since, and it…
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