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A community for creative writers to share and help each other gain the recognition we deserve

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We'll be inviting guests to blog regularly about writing, critiquing, publishing and everything that interests you.

If you would like to contribute, why not get in touch below.

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Welcome - Now! Writer is live

07/22/2016

Welcome to this new project. We are primarily here to put you in touch with other members of the community who can help you with your needs. The website is extra and is in an early stage of development, we expect it to become more detailed as we get feedback on how the community wants things to work, but some of the most popular ideas are available: Featured books Your book can be featured here. Any requests to be featured will go into a queue. When a currently featured book has reached its
Guest Blog - Norman Turrell: Five things to do before writing a word of your novel

05/22/2017

This is a submission I made to an article writing site as an example of my work and it's on Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/five-things-to-do-before-writing-a-word-of-your-novel_us_57c7e444e4b0b9c5b7375086 It received top marks... Five things to do before writing a word of your novel Many people feel they have a novel inside them, waiting to get out, but it's a big undertaking with a lot of time and skill required. The best place to start with a big challenge is at the
Guest Blog - Norman Turrell: Fiction Blurb: 5 Things to consider

05/22/2017

This post is also available at Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57e51d4ae4b09f67131e4093 A story blurb is the information that is traditionally on the back cover of a printed book - although it could appear elsewhere your book is promoted - and has one purpose... reel in that potential reader before they get distracted by another book! They’ve been captured by your title and front cover and, close to purchasing, want you to give them that final nudge by telling them a little
Guest Blog - Norman Turrell: People who need people: Writing friends and why you need them

05/22/2017

This article is also available at Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5853d092e4b06ae7ec2a3d73 Writers may be a solitary bunch in the main, and it takes a lot of time and concentration to produce those brilliant novels, but you won’t be playing your top game if you ignore the advantages of working with others. Not sure that you’d benefit from interacting? I’ve put together a list of some ways people can help you at each stage of your work (which assumes a self-publishing