Are You She? Review

Are You She? is a collection of short stories edited by Lesley Glaister and published by Tindal Street Press. The slim volume contains two stories from each of four women.
The opening story, Lasiren by Mandy Sutter introduces us to a small child who needs the help of a mermaid to conquer her fear of water. [...]



What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
For some years I have been writing mainly poetry even though I started writing fiction. I’d say the planning is very similar. I have an idea, write it down.The first phase is to decide how it will begin and how it will end. A [...]



What phases are involved in the creation of a text?

I have been thinking about your question. I think my first creative phase comes visually - I can see a picture very clearly and then normally an idea or a theme will come, either in discussion with a real person or from the page which brings [...]



Creating a Text - Derec Jones

What phases are involved in the creation of a text?
I have created texts of all kinds and have published poetry, short stories and a novel. I have also written and produced stage plays and short films and completed television and film scripts. Despite this extensive experience, the creation of a text is still something of [...]






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All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer. Robert Louis Stevenson

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