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Month: August 2021

A Brief Guide to Writing: 2 – Why you shouldn’t be a writer

My brain is wired a little differently to most other brains of around my age. When thinking of writing a series to help and encourage writers, my first thought was ‘what can I say to really scare them off?’ So here I am starting my series of short guides by telling you why you shouldn’t… Read More A Brief Guide to Writing: 2 – Why you shouldn’t be a writer

August 29, 2021September 5, 2021 Ken Powell4 Comments

A Brief Guide to Writing: 1 – Introduction

I felt it was about time to put down in writing the various things I’ve learned, or found helpful, about this game we call ‘being a writer’. I remember, when I first started to train as a writer, that many of the writers I followed boasted of their credentials that they’d been commercially writing for… Read More A Brief Guide to Writing: 1 – Introduction

August 22, 2021August 21, 2021 Ken Powell3 Comments

Book Review: Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

My rating: 4 of 5 stars With the final book in the quadrilogy that is The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, I was surprised just how this got to me considering I wasn’t convinced at first. ‘Talking to Dragons’ presents very differently to the previous three books; not a surprise in some ways considering this was the… Read More Book Review: Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

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