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Being Found Out
Posted in Poetry

Poem: Being Found Out

If discovery is imminent Then what shall I do Just face reality And risk feeling blue? I thought I desired…

Do you need a writing break?
Posted in Improve your Writing Memoir

Author Toolbox: Do You Need A Writing Break?

Sometimes you just have to take a break from your writing in order to open those creative gates.

How to Write a Memoir from Idea to Publication
Posted in Memoir

Watch “How to Write a Memoir from Idea to Publication”

I stumbled across the video on YouTube about a memoir author’s journey from idea to publication

Accountability Buddy
Posted in Memoir

IWSG: Accountability Buddy

IWSG August Writing Prompt: My memoir languished until I found an accountability buddy to help keep my writing on track.

solving my writer's block
Posted in Improve your Writing

Author Toolbox: Solving my Writer’s Block

My Writing Cycle When the writing bug hits, I have a compulsion to write, and I set a timer and…

Gentle Shades of Patience
Posted in Poetry

Poem: Gentle Shades of Patience

Gentle shades of patience
Smeared the truth upon her soul

Everybody In The Place - An Incomplete History of Britain 1984 -1992 by Jeremy Deller
Posted in Throwback Thursday

Everybody In The Place – An Incomplete History of Britain 1984 -1992 by Jeremy Deller

A Throwback Thursday moment looking at a pivotal time for Britain and the rise of Acid House Parties, and the impact it had on the rest of my life.

Posted in Poetry

Poem: In Living Hell

I need no one who could tell
That I keep myself
In Living hell

Writers Have Secrets. IWSG June Prompt
Posted in Character Memoir Plot

IWSG: Writers Have Secrets!

IWSG June Writing Prompt: Writers have secrets! What are one or two of yours, something readers would never know from your work?

The Memoirst
Posted in Memoir

Submit a Story to the Memoirist

Submit your story to the Memoirist, an online magazine for literary autobiographical writing.