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Continue reading →: How does the Lockdown affect our writing?
The next Rugby Café Writers meeting (on Friday September 11th) is about Lockdown Writing. How did it affect you? Did you write more, having extra time, or less? Like you, I felt deeply affected by all aspects of the Lockdown, from having to cancel all my plans, meetings, seeing friends…
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Continue reading →: How do you write comedy?
Rugby Cafe Writer Lindsay Woodward has some advice for readers on how to write comedy. In her latest blog article, Lindsay says: “If you want to write a comedy, don’t start off with a few jokes. Don’t think about what has made you laugh in real life. Don’t put in…
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Continue reading →: Should stories have a moral to them?Next Friday we’re talking about stories/novels that have a moral to them. This doesn’t mean they’re ‘moralistic’ but more that they have a meaning which underlies the story at ‘face-value’. I immediately thought of a book, a novella, by Steinbeck called The Pearl. It’s the most gripping story which delivers…
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Continue reading →: Wendy’s poem is in new anthology
Rugby Cafe Writer Wendy Goulstone has contributed a poem to a new anthology raising money for NHS Covid-19 charities. The new book features writers’ impressions of the 2020 pandemic: life under lockdown, loss and love, visions for the future. It includes the top picks of judge Andrew McMillan, a people’s…
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Continue reading →: What makes a good poem?I heard this morning on the radio that Poetry as a subject is being dropped from the National Curriculum in the next academic year. I hope it’s not true. To quote one brave young activist “How dare they?” Music also apparently seems to be under threat, according to some ‘leaked’…
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Continue reading →: The editing processWhen I worked as a journalist, one of my jobs was sub-editing. This meant checking the copy of reporters, designing pages and writing headlines. It demanded an attention to detail which I didn’t always have. I was once dealing with a story about GEC in Rugby – one of the…
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Continue reading →: Madalyn publishes new Dudley Sisters novel
Rugby Cafe Writer Madalyn Morgan has published the eight novel in her Dudley Sisters saga. She Casts A Long Shadow is described by reviewers as “a gripping thriller” and “a great read”. This is from the blurb on Amazon: “Preparing to expose the mole at MI5, Ena’s husband Henry is…
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Continue reading →: Terri publishes debut novelRugby Cafe Writer Terri Brown has published her debut novel, Shadow Man. It has already been described by a reviewer as an “edge of the seat rollercoaster”. Here is the blurb from Amazon: “Toni returns to the town of her abusive upbringing for the funeral of her long-missing high school…
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Continue reading →: Bella publishes feel-good romanceA new romance title has been published by a member of the Rugby Cafe Writers. Bella Osborne has just released Meet Me at Pebble Beach, which is now available on Amazon. It is described as “the hilarious and feel-good romance fiction read of summer 2020”. Meet Me at Pebble Beach was…
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Continue reading →: Kate featured in Rugby AdvertiserRugby Cafe Writer Kate A. Harris is featured in this week’s Rugby Advertiser. Kate, a former employee of the newspaper, has written an article about her experience after being diagnosed as a coeliac and having to switch to a strict gluten-free diet. She describes the diagnosis as “the day my…
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