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Writing Help. What help is there, to improve your writing, to motivate, encourage and enthuse you?. Magazines. Writing + Writers’ News http://www.writersnews.co.uk/main/wm.asp Writers’ Forum http://www.writers-forum.com/ Screenwriting http://www.scriptwritermagazine.com/
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Writing Help What help is there, to improve your writing, to motivate, encourage and enthuse you?
Magazines • Writing + Writers’ News http://www.writersnews.co.uk/main/wm.asp • Writers’ Forum http://www.writers-forum.com/ • Screenwriting http://www.scriptwritermagazine.com/ http://www.scriptmag.com/ http://www.creativescreenwriting.com/index.html • Women only http://www.mslexia.co.uk/ Inclusion does not mean endorsement
MA Courses • UEA Norwich http://www1.uea.ac.uk/cm/home/schools/hum/lit/Courses/Postgraduate/MA%20in%20Creative%20Writing • Winchester http://www.winchester.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate+research/creative+and+critical+writing.aspx Entrance qualifications: BA English Writing examples Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Other courses • BA in Creative Writing – lots including the Open University • The Open College of Arts http://www.oca-uk.com/courses/creative-writing • Local evening classes http://www.brookfield.hants.sch.uk/adulted/courses.html • Others www.writersbureau.com http://www.writersnews.co.uk/homestudy/default.asp Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Professional editing services • Adverts in magazines • Pay money for them • No guarantees • How objective are they? • If it works great, if not… Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Nanowrimo • http://www.nanowrimo.org/ • 50,000 words in November • That’s 1,667 words per day, every day • What do you get? • Something to edit • Self confidence that you can write that much • A downloadable certificate and logo • Blisters • It’s fun… Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Some organised weekends etc • The Winchester Writers’ Conference www.writersconference.co.uk • Swanwick Summer School http://www.wss.org.uk/ • Harrogate Crime writing Festival http://www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime/ Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Holidays/Retreats • Arvon Foundation http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p1.html • Skyros Greece http://www.skyros.com/writers_lab.htm • Malaga Workshops www.malagaworkshops.co.uk Inclusion does not mean endorsement
Other help • Writers’ groups • Writing books • Writing websites - thousands http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/ • Local talks in bookshops & libraries • Friends & family • Our club blog http://wordpress.com/ Inclusion does not mean endorsement
You have no excuses There is plenty of help out there The end; or just the beginning of your writing career… Inclusion does not mean endorsement