Social media can be a boon and it certainly can help the isolated writer feel…
Gill James
Great review for Babel
From Amanda Jones From the very beginning Babel grasped my attention as the Peace…
A reminder about one of my most important books
Clara will not be daunted. Her life…
Chatting to Mason Bushell, another contributor to The Best of CafeLit 9
What made you decide to write for CafeLit? I’d been chatting to a lady…
Chatting today to Paula Readman, another of the contributors to The Best of CafeLit 9
So, Paula, what made you decide to write for CafeLit? I enjoy writing for…
Talking to Jesse Falzoi
Today I welcome to my blog Jesse Falzoi whose lovely literary lyrical collection of short stories,…
Chatting to Philip Stuckey
So, Philip, let’s talk generally about your writing first. What do you write? Why this…
An interview with another of our Waterloo winners.
Today I’m talking to Jeanne Davies. What do you write? Why this in particular? …
Write Time Short Story Competition
Full details WriteTime Short Story Competitions1. Entries must be in English.2. Entries must be a maximum…
Stories all day long
When I was still working at the University of Salford I remarked to a group of…
An interview with Jeanne Davies
Today I’m talking to Jeanne Davies about her book…
Another inteview with a Waterloo Festival Writing Competition Winner – Allison Symes
Allison tells us about her life as a writer and her stories in the Waterloo collections. …
Another interview with one of the Waterloo Festival Writing Competiton winners.
Today I have on my blog Paula Readman. Paula has actually been a winner in all…
Introducing another of our 2020 Waterloo Festival Wrting Competition winners – Linda Flynn
There always seems to be a story in my head, which might explain why I am…
Stages of revision 16: final copyedit and some further suggestions
The end or not the end? This is the last time you’ll look at your…
Dawn Knox – one of the winners in the 2020 Waterloo Festival Writing Competition.
I’ve been very pleased to be involved in judging the Waterloo Festival Writing Competition over the…
In conversation with Paula Readman after the recent release of her single author collection, Days Pass Like a Shadow
We have recently had the privilege of publishing Paula’s single author collection. Here’s what she had…
Paul Williams and The Art of Losing
Today I’m talking to Paul Williams about his book The Art of Losing. I had the…
Girl in a Smart Uniform
It all started from one of those situations where truth was stranger than fiction. In fact…
Your Inner Artist Needs You by Maggie Nerz Iribarne
Today I have on my blog Maggie Nerz Iribarne who tells us abut her writing process…
News 1 July 2020
I hope everyone is keeping well and cheerful in these strange times. This bizarre situation seems…
Stages of revision 13: Kill off your darlings
This is a bit of a writers’ cliché, a little like the previous post. However, it…
Stages of Revision 12: Show, don’t tell
That old chestnut. And I’d argue that the more advanced skill is knowing when it’s right…