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10 Simple Tips to Polish Your Prose: What Do Great Writers Do?
Whether you’re writing a novel, short story, blog post or article, these ten simple strategies will help to refine your piece and make it shine.

Writers College Success Story: Award-Winning Novelist Martin Steyn
The dark side of human nature holds a certain allure for acclaimed crime fiction author, Martin Steyn. He completed the Skryf ’n Roman (Write a

Travel Writer Rosanne Turner About Her Writing Life On A Thai Island
Rosanne Turner completed the Travel Writing Course at the Writers College in 2008. Dozens of published travel articles later, she finds herself an expert on Koh Samui, her island

Begin Writing Your Memoir Today
Have you often thought about writing a memoir but never managed to make a start? I’m here to say that if you have a story

How to Work as a Ghostwriter
Ghostwriting can be a lucrative writing career for those with strong writing skills and a good work ethic. Read more to discover how to make

The Writer Turned Accidental Chatelaine
It wasn’t a long-held dream to move to France and buy a château, but that’s just what journalist Rebecca Jones and her family did. Here’s

How Using Nouns Can Enliven Your Writing
BY VESELINA YANEVA These guidelines for using nouns will help you immerse your readers in your written world. Good writing needs to paint a

The Rise of Content Marketing: How Writers Can Excel in this Booming Industry
With the growing popularity of digital media and online businesses, content writing has become one of the most sought-after jobs in the United Kingdom. This

Writing from Personal Experience: Nine Tips and Techniques
For some articles, writing from personal experience is an excellent way to captivate your audience. Readers crave authenticity, and it doesn’t get much more authentic

Why You Need to Learn to Write For The Web
Entrepreneurs and small business owners need to know how to write for the web in order to broadcast their marketing message and build their brand.
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Top Writing Resources to Enhance Skills
Discover essential writing resources to enhance your skills. Explore writing prompts, tools, courses and tips for effective writing. Writing and language usage resources Nathaniel Hawthorne

Should Copy and Content Writers Be Worried about ChatGPT and AI Technology?
A collective groan can be heard around the world as copy and content writers grapple with the influx of AI-generated content – wondering if they

Is a Creative Writing Course Worth It? (An Honest UK Guide)
The quick answer for aspiring writers Yes, a creative writing course is worth it if it provides one-to-one professional feedback rather than generic, pre-recorded videos

How to Write a Thrilling Short Story: 5 Key Elements
An engaging short story is one of reading’s great pleasures. If you would like to write a story that draws the reader in and sweeps

How to Work as a Ghostwriter
Ghostwriting can be a lucrative writing career for those with strong writing skills and a good work ethic. Read more to discover how to make

Interviewing Sources for Articles and Novels: Top Tips
As a writer, your research will often require that you interview sources or subjects for your article or novel. You’ll want to make the most

A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started as a Writer
Following the eleven steps below can help you begin your writing career BY VESELINA YANEVA Step 1: Read. Read. Read. ‘You can’t be a good

An Interview with Alex Smith, Award-Winning Literary Author
Alex Smith has penned an array of literary works, including two magic realist novels, Algeria’s Way and Four Drunk Beauties, alongside two YA fantasies, Agency

You Too Can Be a Successful Writer After 50
The world has seen several award-winning authors who only started writing in the second half of their lives. Find out why starting later is not

Can You Make a Living Running a Blog?
Many people have started blogs in order to generate additional income – but the question often posed is, ‘Can I make a full-time living from

Writer Rejection and the Five Stages of Grief
Only writers as hard-boiled as Hemingway emerge unscathed from the trauma of literary rejection. The rest of us – the as-yet unpublished – experience the

6 Tips to Gain Unshakeable Confidence as an Aspiring Writer
By Andrea Gouws Pursuing a writing career can be intimidating at times. Self-doubt, writer’s block – it’s all part of the process! Here are 6

How to Use Anecdotes to Invigorate Your Writing
The following tips by writer Veselina Yaneva will help you add colour to your writing with anecdotes. ‘Show, don’t tell’ is one of the most

How Using Nouns Can Enliven Your Writing
BY VESELINA YANEVA These guidelines for using nouns will help you immerse your readers in your written world. Good writing needs to paint a















