The next meeting of West Lothian Writers will be on Tuesday 3rd of May from 7-9 pm at the usual location: South Barn Nether Dechmont Farm Fells Rigg Carmondean Livingston EH54 8AX This week will be a little bit different as we will be holding our AGM at the very start of the meeting. This [...]
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Apr
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24
Apr
Artists of all kinds wanted to tell story of the 2012 Olympics
Posted by The_Red_Fleece Published in Member NewsBT is looking for people from all walks of life to share their experiences of, and thoughts about, the London 2012 Games in a variety of creative ways. Whether budding writers, social networkers, amateur photographers, film-makers, artists or musicians – anyone with an interest in London 2012 can apply for the chance to tell their [...]
19
Apr
Submissions for the Anthology Where Are We Going?
Posted by The_Red_Fleece Published in Anathologies, EibonVale, Genres, Science Fiction, Slipstream, SubmissionsEibonvale Press is issuing a call for submissions for a new Science Fiction / Slipstream anthology loosely themed around the notion that Earth is still something of an alien planet and that there are still things we do not know about our home. They are looking for pieces that challenge the spirit of Jules Verne, [...]
19
Apr
Tonight we started with our AGM. It lasted about half an hour and during it we re-elected Stephen Shirres, Eric McFarlane and John Wilkinson as Chair, Treasurer and Secretary respectively for the following year. After the AGM we got back to what we did best. The pieces read tonight were: * The Allotment Society – [...]
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Apr
The next meeting of West Lothian Writers will be on Tuesday 19th April from 7-9 pm at the usual location: South Barn Nether Dechmont Farm Fells Rigg Carmondean Livingston EH54 8AX This week will be a little bit different as we will be holding our AGM at the very start of the meeting. This should [...]
12
Apr
What If Your Characters Don’t Want Anything?
Posted by The_Red_Fleece Published in Charlie Jane Anders, io9, Writing Advice“What If Your Characters Don’t Want Anything?” is an article by Charlie Jane Anders. “It’s one of the most common pieces of writing advice: Know what every character wants in a scene. But what if your characters are just apathetic?” A big issue which Charile Jane Anders answers by first discussing the importance of characters [...]
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