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A large part of writing is problem solving: writers consistently encounter issues and barriers which must be addressed or overcome. When this happens, as in every other walk of life, you will focus on the problem […]

She was looking forward to being back on her velvet coat hanger. It had been a busy day. As a little black dress, it was her job to make Kay look good on important occasions. Kay had had her for years and even […]

Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West was borne out of one of the darkest periods of America’s history, a time of economic turmoil in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash. Published in 1933, this black comedy f […]

My name is Sadie Davidson and I’m a writer and performance poet.

Origins

I’ve always written to some extent but didn’t start writing poetry seriously until I was pregnant with my eldest daughter, Ronni […]

Time always has its say
but it doesn’t always have to get its way.

Though the seamless, rehearsed rocks were five
hundred million years in making, more recent chalk
scrawled “be happy.” Detached piece […]

The Ghazal is one of the most popular forms of poetry across the Middle East and South Asia, but has risen in popularity in the West. It uses refrain and rhyme, and sometimes shared length of […]

This might come as a surprise to you, but not everyone can handle criticism. To step into the ring of writing, one has to have a pretty tough (though not impenetrable) skin when it comes to feedback. Your […]

When I was first signed to my publisher, Inspired Quill, its Commander-in-Chief and I had a conversation about social media. To me, that’s precisely what it was: social media. I used Facebook to stay in touch w […]

Constance drifted in from the platform, a melody of loose silk and pearls in the key of romance. She trailed behind her a gossamer shawl haphazardly scattered with black musical notes. The notes crashed together […]

It is in Porthdeen, a small idyllic village on the Cornish coast, that we meet Alexa. The young daughter of landowners has breath-taking scenery right on her doorstep and an envy-inducing bond to a gorgeous […]

SM Jenkin is a published poet and established performer who has just had her debut poetry collection published by Wordsmithery. In this interview we discuss feminism, creating a sense of place in writing, and the […]

Unsettling, the sea
coming in, as she is, at that angle,
smoothing, shhh-ing back and forth, insistent.
Underneath she’s seething: pushing in, dragging
back, mendaciously meddling at Pett Levels.

Never m […]

As with much of Japanese poetry, the Dodoitsu does not rely on a fixed metre, instead developing from the number of syllables in given lines.
History
Dodoitsu emerged in Japan during the end of the Edo period, […]

There comes a point for every writer when they have to make a decision regarding a project they are working on. It comes in the form of a question: Do I scrap the project, or do I carry on? A lot of people have […]

Going along to a variety of different writing groups has given me the opportunity to meet a lot of people who are very new to writing. I’ve been doing this for over a decade now, and have been around the f […]