Sam Kaye

There’s something special about June; the sun shines brighter and the days are feeling much longer and warmer. Did you know that June brings the Northern Hemisphere the longest daylight hours, but the Southern […]

Well, we’ve made it to May and I can’t help but feel like the year is accelerating. But still, the winter is out and we are well into the spring/summer vibes. Interesting fact about May: it was named after the Gre […]

As the scarves and woolly hats find their way back into the wardrobe for another year, let us see the cold and darkness of winter out with a promising spring on the horizon. Spring is one of my favourite times of […]

Greetings wordsmiths, scribblers and creatives! Should you ever weigh the successes of writing against the process itself, you might find the scale slamming down at the latter (or perhaps that’s just me). But t […]

Every year in November, authors and novelists across the world attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in just 30 days for NaNoWriMo. To find out why, and how National Novel Writing Month can bring a sense of […]

Poetry slams, where poetry is performed in a competitive environment, are a different side to poetry than page or even performance poetry. To find out how they work, and what entering one is like, we went to the […]

When looking at publishing, writers and authors have many options when considering what avenues to take. Instead of self-publishing or pursuing the Big Five, some writers choose to submit to independent publishing […]

Writing, like a lot of things in life, requires a certain degree of blood, sweat and tears – this will most likely be in the proverbial sense, but I’m not ruling anything out. But, by being a writer, you’ve also […]

March forward now, little boy.
Come on, face the wall.
’Cos you’ve been gobbing off again,
Swearing and all.

I’m not saying you’re a failure,
You’re just not worth the strife.
So run along, back home litt […]

Many writers count appearing at a litfest amongst their professional ambitions. To find out it is like, we went to the Margate Bookie and spoke to some of the headline authors appearing there, to find out what the […]

Whether prevention or cure, sometimes the last thing you want is to medicate your mental state.