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Join our Weekly Writers’ Huddle this Saturday May 30th at 5.00pm UK (BST). Hosted by our very own top literary agent and bestselling author, Peter Cox. It’s a welcoming, practical space to bring your work in progress to get readers' honest first impressions and feedback in real time from the...

Join our Weekly Writers’ Huddle this Saturday May 23rd at 5.00pm UK (BST). Hosted by top literary agent and bestselling author, Peter Cox. It’s a welcoming, practical space to bring your work in progress to get readers' honest first impressions and feedback in real time from the sharpest and...

Join our Weekly Writers’ Huddle this Saturday May 16th at 5.00pm UK (BST). Hosted by top literary agent and bestselling author, Peter Cox. A.K.A @AgentPete :) It’s a welcoming, practical space to bring your work in progress to get readers' honest first impressions and feedback in real time...

Join our Southern Writers’ Huddle this Wednesday May 6th at 8.00am UK (BST). Hosted by top literary agent and bestselling author, Peter Cox. It’s a friendly, practical space to bring your work in progress to get readers' honest first impressions and feedback in real time from the sharpest and...

True confession time: I never know where a book is going. I get a gut feeling the story is there, then pursue it with the enthusiasm of a hunting tiger on a trail. If I knew where I was going, I'd get bored out of my mind and stop writing. Jane Lindskold

Join our Weekly Writers’ Huddle this Wednesday April 1st at 8.00am (BST). UK IS NOW BACK ON BST Sorry this message is a bit rushed for now but I wanted to give you the heads-up asap. The only stipulation is that you must be a Full Colony Member. So if that's you and you'd like to attend...

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell

“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated." Terry Tempest Williams

Saturday sees our weekly Huddle at its usual time of 5.00pm - UK (GMT). And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses and blurbs are all welcome. Also, anything you've spotted...

Saturday sees our weekly Huddle at its usual time of 5.00pm - UK (GMT). And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses and blurbs are all welcome. Also, anything you've spotted...

So with 2025 now in our rearview mirror and Christmas revels all done and dusted... it's a slightly belated HAPPY NEW YEAR! And Saturday (Jan 10th) sees the resumption of the weekly taking place at 5.00pm - UK time (GMT). And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and...

**PLEASE NOTE: THIS CALL UP IS OUR OUR MONTHLY HUDDLE SOUTH** Our first Huddle South of 2026 will take place on Wednesday January 7th at 8.00am UK time (UK now on GMT). Please check the time in your local time zone. As ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from...

Time is not a thing that passes...it’s a sea on which you float. Margaret Atwood

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed. Natalie Clifford Barney

How do you know if it’s time to wash the dishes and clean your house? Look inside your pants. If you find a penis in there, it’s not time. Jo Brand

There's no time for regrets. You've just got to keep moving forward. Mike McCready

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Bruce Lee

“The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” Agatha Christie

Discover the time of day when you write best, and write then. For me it's about 7 am to noon. For other people it's overnight. Try not to do anything other than write between those times. Jon Ronson

It takes a long time to become young. Pablo Picasso