Jo Bell on epigraphs Welcome to A Writer’s Advent, where we are hosting a short video each day, sharing a writing tip. We have tips yet to come from Kit de Waal, from Kim Moore, from Sean Lusk and many others – and I reserve the right to pop up frequently myself. Today’s tip fromContinue reading “A Writer’s Advent – Day 2”
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A Writer’s Advent – introduction
I’ve created a sort of animated advent calendar for you. No chocolates, no gin (sorry), but lots of writers.
A Valentine from the river
Consider love, dear reader: the biggest, baggiest and most baggage-laden word in our lovely language.
Trying to master the thing
My new blog 52 and the Facebook group that sits alongside it are taking up a huge amount of my time, and I rejoice in it. The idea behind 52 is a simple one – write a poem a week, make it a good one and share work in progress with a huge group ofContinue reading “Trying to master the thing”
NaPoWriMo. And whelks.
Those bally American chaps have some good poetry initiatives. One is Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 18th. I’ve set up a Facebook page to encourage people in the UK to carry a favourite poem and share it on the day. The better-known initiative, however, is National Poetry Writing Month or NaPoWriMo – now an internationalContinue reading “NaPoWriMo. And whelks.”
Home is where they understand you
The great thing about friends, friends, is that you can acquire new ones without diminishing the value of the existing ones. Last week I made a brief foray from the bosom of my old, familiar writing community in the north, to the bosom of what I hope will be a new writing community in theContinue reading “Home is where they understand you”
Joie de vivre
When I am prime minister, dear reader, every funeral will have dancing. Thanks to her brilliant and brave daughters, friend Ann (always the life and soul of the party) got a send-off that was worthy of her own generosity, her joie de vivre and her wicked sense of humour. It became an afternoon of poetry, music,Continue reading “Joie de vivre”
Did I mention…
….that my book has been reprinted? Oh I did? I really am very pleased with it*. So, I hope are the lovely people who bought it last night, after my reading at the Bluecoat in Liverpool with Adam Horovitz. Thanks to Gladys Mary Cole of Headland for her fulsome and blush-making introduction, and to AlexContinue reading “Did I mention…”
Making an exhibition of myself
Today’s NaPoWriMo effort is posted in haste as I’m off to pick up the reprint of my book. I’m on the road after that for a few days, so those of you who’ve ordered a copy will find it in the post next week. If you haven’t ordered a copy and you’d like to, it’sContinue reading “Making an exhibition of myself”
And she’s off!
Dear reader, I wouldn’t want you to think I was slacking. However, I am off to Barcelona tomorrow and if I have the time or opportunity to post on my blog, well I won’t be having much of a holiday. I will be writing while I’m away, in a final tweak of Riverlands poems – soContinue reading “And she’s off!”
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