Source: Pexels by Markus Winkler Goals are something that we all look forward to starting and accomplishing each year. The achieving and finishing of goals are where some people fall off. Here are the five writing goals that I will check off my list this year. One of the keys to becoming a great writerContinue reading “FIVE WRITING GOALS FOR 2023”
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TIPS FOR WORKING CLASS CREATIVES
Source: Pexels MART PRODUCTION How are we supposed to succeed in a system designed against us? ‘The UK is inherently class based’, writes Joelle Taylor in her 2022 Poetry Society essay (https://ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/features/at-the-coal-face-of-poetry-joelle-taylor-on-class/). I have been working in the creative industry since 2016 – pretty much as soon as I stepped into Manchester. Living in England,Continue reading “TIPS FOR WORKING CLASS CREATIVES”
THE WONDERS OF NONFICTION
Source: Pexels by Pixabay “There are many different types of nonfiction, but they broadly fit into these categories: expository nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, persuasive nonfiction, and descriptive nonfiction. Expository nonfiction aims to explain or inform a reader on a specific topic. Narrative nonfiction is a true story about a person, place, or event. Persuasive nonfiction isContinue reading “THE WONDERS OF NONFICTION”
“EVERYTHING’S ALREADY BEEN DONE BEFORE”: A REFLECTION ON CREATIVE READING AND WRITING
Source: Unsplash by RetroSupply My current creative slump seems to coincide with a desire to read stories where ‘nothing happens’. Why, especially as readers in the Twenty-First Century, should we care for slow-paced descriptions and seemingly trivial events? In his short story, ‘A Little Ramble’, Robert Walser expresses, ‘We do not need to see anythingContinue reading ““EVERYTHING’S ALREADY BEEN DONE BEFORE”: A REFLECTION ON CREATIVE READING AND WRITING”