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log on my website or sign up to my newsletter and get a free short ebook if you re a writer and would like links to free entry writing competitions information about submitting fiction to magazines other writing news and opportunities plus that chance via the comments to chat with other writers then visit the womagwriter blog my little free collection of short stories is available from amazon and apple here and other retailers here posted by patsy collins at 08 08 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 3 august 2020 i m over there this blog has now been combined with the womagwriter one it s all a bit experimental at the moment my plan is that i ll include free to enter writing competitions wednesday word of the week insecure writers support group information about writing for women s magazines my own writing news guest posts other random stuff i think writers and readers may find interesting or useful and lots of photos i ll use the number of comments to gauge which of those elements to continue with and which to drop if you d like to as well as visiting the blog you could follow me on twitter or facebook sign up for my newsletter you ll get a free story if you do or take a look at my website you could even buy my books posted by patsy collins at 06 30 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 22 july 2020 dressed dressed is the past tense of dress or dressing most of these words are connected with putting things on a person wearing clothes is dressed as is a salad sprinkled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil gardens can be dressed with compost or fertiliser a christmas tree with baubles or a graze with a plaster we can get dressed up in our smartest clothes or give a dressing down to those who didn t make the effort if we really want to get things right we may even have a dress rehearsal stone and meat can both be dressed in these cases it means trimmed to get them ready for cooking or building lots of things can be dressed up in an attempt to make them seem better probably best not to try that with our writing though editors publishers and competition judges will soon see through a dressy font pretentious wording and fancy formatting if you try either this monthly f ree short story competition or this one or even this one put your efforts into what you write not how it looks and you could win a cash prize my latest short story collection is called dressed to impress here s the blurb we choose our clothes to help us stand out make a statement or to hide inside they may show who we really are or be our disguise perhaps they ll help us play a part get the job done or be a means for revenge clothes can warm comfort and reassure us we might buy or borrow them damage or repair give them away or have them taken the items in our wardrobe might bring back memories express hope for the future or offer a surprise from glasses to shoes fancy dress to fancy dresses designer wear to charity donations the clothes we wear all have a story to tell this book contains 24 of them what kind of dressing do you like best posted by patsy collins at 06 00 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels free to enter writing competition wednesday word of the week wednesday 1 july 2020 industry industry is a type of trade or manufacture it can refer to trade and manufacture collectively those things will often happen in an industrial environment industry may also mean great activity or diligence those who demonstrate this are industrious publishing is an industry we don t always like to think of it that way but it is in common with most other industries money is the main driving force it s often not the only one but it s very important if for example a magazine doesn t sell enough copies to buy more paper it can t print the next issue if a publisher doesn t think our book will sell they can t risk paying for an editor cover designer print run etc or they won t be able to pay the royalties earned by their existing authors and that wouldn t be fair would it this month s insecure writer s support group question is there have been many industry changes in the last decade so what are some changes you would like to see happen in the next decade i d like to see things level out a bit more instead of a few authors making vast fortunes and the rest struggling to make any kind of profit i d like more of us to earn at least the minimum wage but then i d like that for those who work in all other industries too things could be worse though there are opportunities for ordinary writers free to enter writing competitions are part of that they offer the possibility of winning some money improving your craft building confidence perhaps even getting noticed by someone in the industry which is one reason i blog about them so frequently this one from nottingham writers studio is for up to 5 000 words of fiction or non fiction to be included in an anthology titled black lives the top prizes if 250 all published entries will earn at least 30 for the perito prize you re asked to write between 1 000 and 2 000 words of fiction on the theme of accessibility and inclusivity the top prize is 500 there s an anthology involved there too this competition from southampton university is for children they re asked to write books on sustainability for which they could win 200 it s the 3rd competition down you ll find others on the site for adult writers posted by patsy collins at 07 30 22 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels children s writing free to enter writing competition insecure writer s support group non fiction novel short story wednesday word of the week wednesday 17 june 2020 wallpaper judging by the response to l ast week s post in which i asked for your competition news and provided the usual three links to free writing competitions that subject is no longer of interest to my readers so i m dropping it for now instead wednesday word of the week is back wallpaper is of course paper sold to stick on walls to make them look pretty or cover cracks or both oddly i haven t got a single photo of wallpaper here s some fancy panelling at bolsover castle it s a wall covering and made from the same stuff as paper wallpaper can also mean an unobtrusive background often background noise i don t recall every coming across wallpaper as a writing term until it appeared in a lovely review of firestarter last week ooops i seem to have accidentally included a more recent one too in this context wallpaper means background setting or location it can form an important part of the story or just be there to stop the reader feeling the action happening in a void what kind of wallpaper do you like posted by patsy collins at 10 18 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels firestarter wednesday word of the week wednesday 25 march 2020 literary lady literary means of constituting or occupied with books or written composition suppose that means i m literary to some extent as i m often occupied with reading or writing to prove it here are photos of me in libraries and bookshops you can also be described as literary if you re well informed about literature words or phrases which are used mainly in works of literature or other formal writing are considered literary i won t be doing another book signing for a while but you can get your hands on my books here there are a couple of short free ones this competition from fitzcarraldo is for a book length work of literary fiction written in english by published and unpublished writers around the world entries close 1st july the prize is publication and an avance of 10 000 there is no entry fee even though i don t reckon it s what i write i don t really know how to define literary fiction what does that phrase mean to you what s the alternative are you literary posted by patsy collins at 05 30 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels free to enter writing competition novel wednesday word of the week wednesday 4 march 2020 tradition a tradition is an ongoing custom belief or opinion often passed on for generations atristic and literary principles and methods which are based on experience and common practice are also considered traditions it s traditional for romances to have happy endings a traditionalist is someone who has respect for traditions perhaps to an excessive extent which traditions do you follow and enjoy a lot of my favourites involve food i like to pour brandy on the christmas pudding and set fire to it and try the traditional foods in places i visit such as welsh cakes cornish pasties and scottish shortbread the first wednesday of the month is traditionally insecure writer s support group day and march is no exception as well as the monthly blog posts the iwsg offers free support to insecure writers in lots of ways if you think you might benefit click on the link to take a look this month s optional question is other than the obvious holiday traditions have you ever included any personal or family traditions customs in your stories i don t think i ever have although it s possible i ve done so not realising a custom isn t as universal as i d supposed how about you as i do it in almost every post and i ve been blogging for years does it count as tradition for me to mention free to enter writing competitions the university of southampton are offering a range of free competitions with good prizes they all have a green theme this one is for sci fi fantasy or horror top prize is 1 000 here s a free poetry competition posted by patsy collins at 05 00 14 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels free to enter writing competition insecure writer s support group poetry sci fi short story wednesday word of the week wednesday 5 february 2020 art imitating art art is both human creative skill and the results of that skill the arts are different branches of creative activity painting is an art a painting is a piece of art painting is one of the arts the word can also be used to describe a skill or talent which doesn t produce a tangible result for example the art of not being around when there s work to be done it s the first wednesday of the month so time for the insecure writer s support group post you can sign up here if you re a an insecure writer and or would like to support those who are february s optional question is has a single photo or work of art ever inspired a story what was it and did you finish it no not a single one but many my grandma was a good amateur artist and my husband is a professional photographer so naturally i have an interest in these two arts in my novel paint me a picture the main character learns to paint which saves her life she and i were both inspired by a trip to the national gallery the cover artwork is by my husband i ve attended two writing workshops with a connection to modern art and sold the stories i started at each of them one of my few historical works centres around a fictitious painting several of my contemporary short stories involve paintings and painters i also use photos for and in my work leave nothing but footprints is a romance novel about photographers and photographers appear in quite a few of my short stories i also take photos when researching to remind me of facts views and feelings posted by patsy collins at 05 00 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels insecure writer s support group wednesday word of the week wednesday 29 january 2020 ligneous ligneous means made of wood or resembling wood or just downright woody trees are ligneous as are some ladders and signposts pencils old ships logs doors floors church pews garden fences park benches and traditional dutch shoes what s 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