On being unpleasant – and a new project for 2023 It’s the last entry in A Writer’s Advent, and it comes with deep thanks to all of the poets, novelists, dramatists and others who have given us so much good advice throughout December. Here’s the last tip, from me, with a plug for my newContinue reading “A Writer’s Advent – Day 31”
Author Archives: Jo Bell
A Writer’s Advent – Day 30
Simple, straightforward, hard-to-follow advice from novelist Sarah Jasmon.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 29
Giselle Leeb starts with an idea from Stephen King’s book ‘On Writing’, to give us her writer’s tip.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 28
Kate Noakes’ contribution to A Writer’s Advent is a low-resolution, but high-quality tip filmed in Thailand.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 27
A reply to the single question poets are asked again and again: why doesn’t contemporary poetry rhyme?
A Writer’s Advent – Day 26
Jonathan Davidson’s tip is simple, short and refreshing – perfect if you’re trapped under a pile of mince pies, with a mulled wine hangover and a house full of relatives.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 25
Today’s fairy on top of the writerly Christmas tree is poet, publisher, and my dear friend and co-author, Ailsa Holland.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 24
Jo Bell with one of her favourite tips, from Richard Hugo.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 23
Helen Cross on the meaning beneath the meaning: finding your own subtext.
A Writer’s Advent – Day 22
Cat Weatherill on helping your future self Yesterday, Jill Abram told us to bop the internal editor on the nose: but once you’ve got past that troublesome figure and put some words down on paper or a screen, then you will definitely need to revisit them with an editorial eye. This tip from Cat WeatherillContinue reading “A Writer’s Advent – Day 22”
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