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Shakespeare published 154 sonnets in his quarto in 1609. While the initial 126 are addressed to a young man, the final 28 are directed toward an enigmatic woman referred to as the dark lady.

  • Help! I want to sell more books!

    Congratulations on writing your book! That is a HUGE achievement. Be proud of yourself. What’s that I hear? It’s been…

  • Is indie publishing a piece of cake?

    That all depends on how far you will go for that slice of sweet goodness! Firstly, let’s look at the…

  • Flexing the Writing Muscle

    Do you write daily? I do. Now. Not always what I should be writing, but I do write. I am…

  • Self Love

    Hands up if you’re a writer who has suffered self -doubt? The two seem to go hand in hand, we…

  • Writer’s Mistakes!

    It’s really as simple as that. Mistakes are allowed, in fact let’s go one step further and encourage them!  Remember…

  • Creativity is…

    Do you remember these cartoons drawn by Kim Casali for her new husband? They used to feature everywhere. Creativity can…

  • Editing

    Does the mention of the word send you into a cold sweat, that drips down you back, you know right…

  • Story Craft Basics

    Designed with the new writer in mind. Four 2 hour sessions filled with the basics of crafting a story.What exactly…

  • How many reasons do you need to take a Writing Course?

    When you write copy for marketing or blogs, it’s often said to have a number in the title as folk…

  • Feeling the need to Write?

    Since the lockdown started, I have seen an increase in requests for 1-1 coaching, along with a rise in mailing…

  • Ready to Rise Again.

    I’m a huge music fan. Normally it has to be LOUD, lots of guitar and drums. Occasionally, I need to…

  • The First Novel.

    I can honestly say, I had hoped I would get it done sooner. But I didn’t. It wasn’t a total…

  • New Year New Challenge!

    We all make resolutions , promises to ourselves to make changes for the better, whether its eat healthier, exercise more…

  • 5 Reasons Writers Should Read.

    As a tutor, I always remind my students of the importance of reading. Whether you are writing novels, blogs, scripts…

  • Fly me to the moon or Mordor.

    Location. It’s not just a place, it’s a character. As a child did you have that special place where you…

  • The Writer’s Garden.

    Have you ever wondered why you seem to be so busy yet you have nothing to show for all your…

  • Fridge Characters.

    Who is lurking in your salad drawer?

  • Why join a writing group?

    Belonging to a writing group is about taking strength from that group and giving it back.

  • How’s the ‘big plan’ going?i

    Can you believe it’s June already? It seems like it was only last week I was putting the Christmas decorations…

  • We Are Writers

    We are writers. Believing in the magic of the written word. Knowing and understanding the power those words carry. We…

  • What Next? 7 Tips to find what you should do next?

  • Starting January 2019

    learn to write with a beginners creative writing course.

  • Motivating new writers.

    Excuses range from their reading is not good enough, or they didn’t do well at school. Some believe that no-one would want…

  • ”We need to talk…”

    As a writer, I create characters every day. I think in glorious technicolour and now 4K how they would look…

  • Who? What? Why? When?

    Active Questions-  Creswick (2016) Director and Writer Natalie Erika James; Writer – Christian White – Available online at <https://vimeo.com/157958148> Accessed…

  • Sneaky Speak.

    Sneaky Pete (2015) Directed Seth Gordon; Written by David Shore and Brian Cranston. This is crime drama that Amazon keeps adding…

  • Words can Kill – The use of Dialogue

    For this review, time was of an essence, so I watched a short ( and for those who are not…

  • Logan (2017) Implied Readership- Who was it for?

    Logan (2017) Director: James Mangold; Screenplay: Scott Frank, James Mangold  & Michael Green. James Mangold’s adaptation of Logan (2017) from…

  • “One Batch Two Batch…”

    Daredevil Season 2 Episode 4 Penny and Dime  – Dir: Peter Hoar; Written By: John C. Kelly We watch film…

  • O’Hara, Wayne and Ford- Strong Characters from start to finish

    The Quiet Man (1952) Dir: John Ford I was recently over the moon, when reading a top 100 films list…

  • Redefining that Sinking Feeling

      Get Out.   Dir. Jordan Peel (2017) Multiple award-winning film, Get Out is marketed as a horror. Immediately I felt…

  • Sunrise: Raising the Film Game.

      World Films 2015 Sunrise: A song of Two Humans.  1927. Dir: F. W. Murnau Ironically there is something to…

  • Jessica Jones Season One Opener review

     Netflix Season Premiere One- November 20th 2015 -Dir. S.J. Clarkson As the second series is out tomorrow on Netflix, I…

  • Screenwriting

    Source: Screenwriting

  • Draft 4.0

    Covet final draft Well here it is and for anyone who read the last one, you will notice quite a…

  • The Pitch

    Pitching a film for the first time is nail biting!

  • 2nd Draft

    Over the last few weeks, I have been editing my 1st draft of my short film, COVET. It had been…

  • Leaving-

    So we had to write an opening about two people leaving each other…

  • Act 2 a.k.a. Week 5 begins

    The last four weeks have flown by! From being a total newby to scriptwriting to now being comfortable to use…

  • Aller simple à la luna

    So from the title and the Smashing Pumpkins video, you can probably guess that this week was analysing Le Voyage…

  • Brainstorming!

    I had to include this video from the Imagination Movers, as well it fits, it used to be a favourite…

  • Still rolling…

    Surprisingly, I have survived week two, and not felt out of my depth. Discussing the Auteur Theory and the role…

  • And so it began…Week One.

    Reflection… Well it came badly time for me, week one started on the first day of half term, and a…

  • Act One

    Intro to the next two years