Thought you might like these three tips which Harry Bingham from ‘writers workshop’ said I can send you – anyone stuck with their edit, do read on! And, stop press, a room has become free for our July memoirs week. Want to take a break from your novel writing, and tell your own story? As […]

Do you ever look at successful published authors and wonder how they did it? Want to do the same? I discovered BBC Maestro awhile back and have been amazed at some of the top authors involved in their online offerings. See below. One of our tutors also talks about what it takes to write a […]

The bad news? Our memoirs retreat is now totally sold out with Marnie, but we’ve booked one for next year! But, the other good news – we are proud to present our very first ‘personal essays’ retreat, a workshop on micro-memoirs: a gateway into seeing your work in print without having to finish a whole […]

What colour is your writing room/area? Did you know people write better at 25°C? Or that generally speaking people are more productive sitting in moderate noise levels, not silence? Read on…  That explains a lot for me about why I love using Ocean Sounds as background noise for virtually everything! (I grew up in a […]

Thought about buying someone a voucher or part-voucher for a retreat here? Or requesting one for yourself for Christmas? It’s quite easy, you just email us and we prepare a bespoke one just for you. However much they – or you – want to put towards a stay, we can create it, and it has […]