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In October 1974 novelist, filmmaker and Oulipoist Georges Perec, spent 3 days in the cafes of Saint-Sulpice documenting the humdrum, the every day, and the “infraordinary” details of…
A rolling anthology of last sentences read before abandoning a book is now open and welcoming your contributions here
I walked the first half of the Undercliff last week, from Lyme through to Pinhay Bay. The terrain becomes very difficult to navigate, especially after several days of…
What kind of prompts inspire you? Share your best prompts (under 115 characters) with Penguin for a chance to win a place on their Writer’s Academy Course and…
Nick Douglas at Life Hacker has written this great article about “idea debt” and how killing off your old ideas or outputting them as their minimum viable incarnation can unlock your…
Listen to the audio clip below. Imagine yourself as a character in the world of the audio clip. Ask yourself the following questions: Who are you? Where are…
It’s National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org) where writers all over the world are testing their abilities – and the patience of their families, friends and lovers – by attempting to…
It’s National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org) where writers all over the world are testing their abilities – and the patience of their families, friends and lovers – by attempting to…
We’re so excited by our upcoming LIFE WRITING workshop at MARGATE BOOKIE (20-21 August) that we’ve decided to celebrate the occasion by giving away free digital copies of our new collections of…
This exercise is an experiment. We’re going to alter the way you write. These aren’t designed to be long-term solutions, just a way of producing new material by…