Writing Talk
Ken ElkesLike a meal of small plates, Writing Talk ranges across the good, the bad, and the funny of the writing life. Writing craft insights, ideas on creativity, prompts and exercises, thoughts, opinions, and witterings.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 66 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 7 months ago |
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Stop Spinning Your Wheels – An Antidote To Writing Ruts
Years ago, I booked a last-minute holiday to one of the Canary Islands – a volcanic archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa.
Years ago, I booked a last-minute holiday to one of the Canary Islands – a volcanic archipelago off the c...
Microdosing Fiction: My Jockey by Lucia Berlin
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In this edition of Microdosing Fiction, I’m looking at the shimmeringly beautiful story My Jockey by Lucia Berlin.
If you don’t know Berlin’s work, then you’re in for a treat. I’d recommend getting you...
Rewriting ideas on editing
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This morning I pulled on my running kit then trotted down through the dappled light of the park, and along quiet streets of grand Victorian houses, getting into the rhythm of a slow, ambling jog. Breath in...
The creative joy of untranslatable words
And how they can help your writing!
Hey, how are you doing? Is it going well, or are you feeling a bit of weltschmerz?
Microdosing Fiction 1: Mermaid In A Jar
Photo by Bruce Christianson on Unsplash
This article is the first instalment of my new Microdosing Fiction series. The premise is simple: Firstly, being better readers makes us better writers. And secondly, reading is fun! I select a flash...
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Award-winning writer published here, there, but not quite everywhere. Author of short fiction collection ‘All That Is Between Us’ and numerous anthology publications. Also teaches, listens, learns. Mostly ginger. Sometimes sweary.
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