reminder

I never understood what critiquers were feeling when they said they felt something was overwritten, but now I get it. First, because my last novels came out naturally and fast, especially the last. Of course, further rewrites are necessary, but the flow is there from the start. Second...

This is something I've noticed coming up more & more on writing forums etc. People share their work with beta readers, critique partners and the like, and the other person promptly uploads it to an AI, generates a report and hands it back. The reader doing this is usually trying to be helpful...

The Bridport Prize, famous for 'discovering' Kate Atkinson, and which includes categories for poetry, short story, novel and flash fiction, closes 31 May. This year it includes a Never Too Late Award for writers of 60+ which, it says, 'unlocks the hidden talent of older writers'. It applies...