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All Fiction Posts
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Hobbies Worth Sharing
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Writer of the Week: Val Bowes
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Meet The Writer: Neil McAllister
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Writing Matters
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Monday Mindboggler
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Writing Tools: Finding the Angle
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Writing Tools: How to Write a Synopsis
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Grammar Guru: How To Use Quotation Marks
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If You Want To Write
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Writer Of The Week – Jane Bettany
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How Inspector Morse can help you write your best fiction
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Mixing It Up
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Good Etiquette on Receiving Feedback
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Grammar Guru: How To Use Apostrophes
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Fiction Ed’s Book Review: “The Lightkeeper’s Daughters”
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What Happens To Your Story Once It’s Been Submitted?
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Shine A Light
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150 Years Of History Has Gone to Press!
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Writer of the Week: Annie Harris
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Writing Tools: Features Ideas
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Fiction Ed’s Book Review: “Go Ask Fannie Farmer” by Elisabeth Hyde
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Being Creative And Starting ‘Em Young
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The Joys Of Being A Member Of A Book Club
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Mapping It Out
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Fiction Sneak Peek: August 25, 2018 issue
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Poetry Update
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Writer Of The Week: Teresa Ashby
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Why Do Writers Write Short Stories?
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Writer of the Week: Julia Douglas
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What’s Gone Wrong In Publishing?
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The Archive Guys: Drawing the Line
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What Are We Reading Right Now?
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Writer of the Week: Katie Ashmore
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Story Seeds
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The Archive Guys: Annie S Swan
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Why We Say Submit Six Months Ahead
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About Comments
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10 Reasons To Read The People’s Friend
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Writer of the Week: Rosie Banks
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Story Starter: Sundial
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A Meeting Of Minds
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My Holiday Reading
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Brought To Life
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Writer of the Week: Katharine Swartz
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A Family Firm
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Writer of the Week: Suzanne Ross Jones
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Book Review: “The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes” by Ruth Hogan
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Writer Of The Week: Alyson Hilbourne
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Book Review: Travelling In A Strange Land, David Park
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Writer Of The Week: Tony Redcliffe
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Celebrating Roald Dahl
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Book Review: “The Years She Stole” By Jonathan Harvey
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Writer Of The Week: Val Bonsall
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Writing Tools: Research
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Book Review: “The Curious Heart Of Ailsa Rae” by Stephanie Butland
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This Old Sink…
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5 Birthday Gifts Every Writer Needs
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Writer of the Week: Anne Stenhouse
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Fiction Ed’s Book Review: “March Violets” by Philip Kerr
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Story Starter: Candles
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Celebrating Enid Blyton
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Writing Tools: The Five Senses
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Book Review: I AM, I AM, I AM By Maggie O’Farrell
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Writer Of The Week: Alison Wassell
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Story Starter: Canoe
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Theatre Review: Sherlock Holmes, The Final Curtain
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Writing Tools: Characters
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Writer of the Week: Linda Lewis
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