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Thursday 30 May 2013

10% Discount On Sue Moorcroft Course At Chez Castillon

Those lovely people at Chez Castillon are now offering a last minute booking discount of 10% on their upcoming course with Sue Moorcroft. Details are below.















Writing Fiction with Sue Moorcroft

Saturday 15th June – Friday 21st June 2013

Uncover the secrets of page-turning in a five-day hands-on workshop.


Chez Castillon, Castillon-la-Bataille, France

£875 per person, all inclusive. 

(Special rates are also available for retreats. Enquire for details.)


You can find out more about Chez Castillon, and the full programme for the year, here. http://chez-castillon.com/

Tuesday 28 May 2013

New Crime Writing Blog

The lovely Adrian Magson has just started a new blog and you can see it here.(It's called Writers Reign ... think about it ...)

Adrian is the very talented writer of the Harry Tate and Lucas Rocco books. So if you're interested in spies, crime, murder and other exciting goings on then this is the place for you.

You can also find short stories, information about writing generally and much more.

So pop over and have a look!

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Fabulous Courses at Chez Castillon This Summer

Look at that swimming pool! Can't you just see yourself lounging next to it with a G&T in your hand after an inspiring day of writing?

You can? Excellent!

I'm very pleased to be able to tell you about some courses, with amazing tutors, coming up at Chez Castillon this summer.

Having been out there last year, I can vouch for how wonderful the place is.



Writing Fiction with Sue Moorcroft

Saturday 15th June – Friday 21st June 2013

Uncover the secrets of page-turning in a five-day hands-on workshop.

Unlock Your Inner Writer with Rowan Coleman

Saturday 27th July – Friday 2nd August 2013

An inspirational course to give you the skills to release your creativity, originate ideas, learn to structure and craft your writing.

Chez Castillon is in Castillon-la-Bataille in a very beautiful area of France near to Bordeaux and Bergerac.

The cost is £875 per person, and as well as the top-class tuition, it includes all the food you can eat and all the wine you can drink. Seriously!

And as if all that wasn't enough, I'm planning to go along to Rowan's course myself. We are intending to have *a lot* of fun,


You can find out more about Chez Castillon, and the full programme for the year, here. http://chez-castillon.com/




Monday 13 May 2013

Do you want to write ghost stories?

Ghost Stories and How to Write Them

by Kathleen McGurl


If you've ever thought about writing ghost stories for women's magazines, this book is a 'must have'. My friend Kath McGurl (also known as Womagwriter) has a really strong track record of having ghost stories published in magazines like Take A Break Fiction Feast, and here she shares some of her secrets.

The book is a great mix of stories and commentary which between them will give you all the tools you need to give it a go yourself.

Written in a chatty no-nonsense style, this book is highly recommended.



You can buy the book for Kindle here.