“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”– Dracula (1897) I think I could possibly be Halloween’s number one fan (no pun intended:D) and as the leaves change colour and the apples drop ready for a steaming, autumnal pie; it’s the time of year when the ancients believed the veil between…
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10 Romantic Creative Writing Exercises to Beguile and Inspire
“Strangelove, strange highs and strange lowsStrangelove, that’s how my love goes”- Depeche Mode Writing about love and romantic relationships is not my forte; in fact I don’t think I’ve ever attempted it other than in horrible poems and fat-lettered diary entries from when I was twelve:) Due to a current project it’s something I need…
Epistolary! Lusty Lovers of Letter Writing
‘Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls’ -John Donne The epistolary style is defined as a story which unfolds through a series of letters and other documents, such as newspaper articles, diary entries; even emails and blog posts! It’s a topical subject for me as I’m currently reading Where or When (1993) by the late…
Letting Go as a Writer
‘I didn’t realise perfection could be so messy!’ As a mature student and aspiring fiction writer my biggest struggle thus far has been overcoming perfectionism; something which until a few months ago was running the entire show—even selling the ice creams! Practising writing without rigorous editing and in my case, the temptation to overwrite is…