Social network sites are addictive. I’m convinced of this – why? Well, I don’t log on all the time but no matter what time I do there is always the same group of people there, night or day. Now, like many writers, I visit social network sites more than I should. Usually when I am […]
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The Right to be Anonymous – Elena Ferrante
Lately I’ve been reading about the outing of writer, Elena Ferrante. It makes me think again about why writers choose to be anonymous and why so many women writers use initials. CHOOSING TO BE ANONYMOUS Firstly anonymity. Writers choose to be anonymous because they want to remain private. They have their own reasons for doing […]
FIVE QUICK STEPS TO START WRITING
WHY IS IT HARD TO JUST START WRITING? Whether we are just beginning to write, or have been writing for years, sometimes just getting started can seem difficult. Why? Does it mean we don’t want to write? Or, maybe we have forgotten something important – the reason we wanted to write in the first place. […]