Some Useful Advice and Writing Resources
More free online creative writing courses from universities around the world here
Advice on submitting poetry to magazines from Shearsman Books and a range of other sources here
An interview from The Paris Review with William Trevor. It contains a lot of information on his own thoughts on short story writing, and his own writing process here
An interview with George Saunders by Paul McVeigh on Short Story writing - an excellent advice for all short story writers here
Some advice on avoiding overwritten prose from Nicola Morgan here and here
What not to do on writing flash fiction by Callum Kerr founder of National Flash Fiction Day here and advice on beginnings and endings here
A short story masterclass by Joseph O'Connor on the website Thresholds here
Tania Hershman list of Irish and UK poetry and short story outlets here and ShortStops
Some advice on submitting to literary magazines from the viewpoint of an editor (Lynne Barrett) here
Advice on writing dialogue from Sarah Webb here
Some advice from Ann Rooney (An Awfully Big Blog Adventure) on questions to ask having written a short story i.e. tips to make it better here
National Emerging Writer Programme Videos available from:
‘Start Writing’ here
‘Telling the Story’ here
‘Revising, Rewriting and Overcoming Obstacles' here
Support materials here
Consisting of three 40 minute videos: ‘Start Writing’, ‘Telling the Story’ and ‘Revising, Rewriting and Overcoming Obstacles’, The National Emerging Writer Programme focuses on essential writing technique and is packed full of tips.
9 Easily Preventable Mistakes Writers Make With Dialogue (Ali Luke on the blog The Creative Penn) see here
8 Tips For Creating Great Stories From George R.R. Martin, Junot Diaz, And Other Top Storytellers. It's full of advice on storytelling, and great illustrations. Have a look here
18 most popular articles on writing from Writer's Digest here
A list of twitter feeds on literary things click here
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