Looking at more competition rules and why it’s important to follow them To reiterate what I wrote last month,...
Whichever competitions you’re entering, it’s worth having a look at the winning entries from previous years, which are often...
Writing a novel is a long undertaking and it can take a while to reap any rewards. Entering...
Being on lockdown seems a wonderful opportunity to get going on all those writing projects we’ve had on the...
With the current situation in the country with regards Covid-19, many of us will be self-isolating, with time on...
Rights Grabs Recently there has been much made in the writing world about ‘rights grabs’ by certain magazines that...
Simultaneous Submissions, Entering Previous Winners and Re-entering Unsuccessful Stories The importance of reading competition rules has been mentioned several times...
Critiquing Not Criticising Is it worth paying for a critique for your short story or novel when entering a...
Francesca looks at point of view in short story entries It’s easy to accidentally switch point of view in...
Francesca considers deadline reminders and time zones It’s easy to pick competitions you’d like to enter then forget all...
