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Enhancing Your Writing Skills: Resources and Motivation

Discover a plethora of resources, from magazines to MA courses, to revitalize your writing journey. Find motivation through professional editing services, Nanowrimo challenges, and writing retreats. Immerse yourself in the writing community through workshops, websites, and local events. Jumpstart your career today!

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Enhancing Your Writing Skills: Resources and Motivation

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  1. Writing Help What help is there, to improve your writing, to motivate, encourage and enthuse you?

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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