NANOWRIMO (NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH) is, at the moment of writing, almost upon us again. Every November a huge creative outpouring takes place all around the world. Words flow out. Write a novel in thirty days! This process of writing it as it comes works for many; some hate the very idea of it, saying [...]
I WRITE IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THAT FEELING OF TENSION RELIEVED and function achieved that a cow enjoys on giving milk. – H. L. Mencken Do you ever get that feeling when you just have to write? Quentin Crisp asserted that there are three reasons for becoming a writer: that money needed to be [...]
IN HIS SELECTED ESSAYS, T. S. ELIOT – THE POET WHO IS EQUALLY WELL-KNOWN AS A LITERARY CRITIC – argues that ‘no writer is completely self-sufficient’ and that the creative powers of a writer are enhanced by their participation in critical activity. Eliot, like Mathew Arnold, another literary critic of an earlier era (1822-88), links [...]
THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE that cause a high degree of confusion: those who use them don’t always understand the correct word to write. This article will shed some light on the use of ‘that’ and ‘which’. The simple rule to follow here is in asking if the portion of the [...]
ARE YOU HAPPY BEING AN AMATEUR WRITER? Do you want to stay in that happy state? Then just follow these tips in all your submissions. Don’t address the editor by name. After all, there may be many editorial staff at the publication just waiting to jump at the chance to read your work, and you [...]
William Meikle is a Scottish writer, with seven novels published. He is available for any freelance writing work. Contact him and read some free fiction at his website www.williammeikle.com
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