Write On

Following my comments on creative writing courses, I was pleased to get a letter this week from Bristol University confirming I’ve been accepted for the Write On course starting in April. The course, a mixture of taught sessions and mentoring, is aimed at anyone with a writing project they want to take on to the next … Continue reading Write On

Peer reviewing

Earlier this year I spent some time with You Write On, the Arts Council site for peer-reviewing. It is interesting and potentially useful, though I found the reviewing time-consuming and sometimes tedious, with submissions of  6,000 – 10,000 words to get through for every review received, many of which seemed to be sci-fi or fantasy, … Continue reading Peer reviewing