We Might Be Writers
Where six young and dedicated writers join forces to create a haven for fellow writers.
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Monday, 13 January 2014
The WMBW Team's New Year's Resolutions
Contact: kukadoodles [at] gmail.com
Writer. Beauty and book blogger. Makeup and arts&culture reviewer, especially theatre, book, music and film. Editor of publications/screen/radio, award-winning poet, story teller, journalist, full-time reader, occasional artist.
Monday, 9 December 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review (Warning: Spoilers)
Spoiler Warning: This review
contains spoilers related to both the book and film versions of Suzanne Collins’
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Read
at your peril.
“Exciting, Exhilarating, Extraordinary.”
Like an eager Buttercup waiting
for his dinner, I couldn’t count the minutes fast enough until the second book
of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games was
emblazoned on to the silver screen. The violence is bloodier. The danger is
deadlier. The stakes are much, much higher.
Monday, 2 December 2013
Entering Competitions
I spent the last summer being rejected/ignored by every job I applied for (about 40 jobs or so?). It got pretty demoralizing so I decided to not bother any more.
I tidied up my desk, stuck up inspiring pictures, articles, people and some of my art to make it as creatively energizing as possible. After I hid the chocolate from myself (sadly, it did not make the world better), I became a full-time writer, if only for a month and a half before going to uni.
(I like bright colours, guys)
I've been entering writing competitions since I was 9, but took a break for A-Levels. This was the first time I wasn't entering competitions with the school, so I wasn't sure what was out there. Solution? I typed "writing competitions UK 2013" into Google and got pages and pages of good competitions. There were a few regularly updated websites that just kept a big list/database of competitions, so here're my favourites:
I tidied up my desk, stuck up inspiring pictures, articles, people and some of my art to make it as creatively energizing as possible. After I hid the chocolate from myself (sadly, it did not make the world better), I became a full-time writer, if only for a month and a half before going to uni.
(I like bright colours, guys)
I've been entering writing competitions since I was 9, but took a break for A-Levels. This was the first time I wasn't entering competitions with the school, so I wasn't sure what was out there. Solution? I typed "writing competitions UK 2013" into Google and got pages and pages of good competitions. There were a few regularly updated websites that just kept a big list/database of competitions, so here're my favourites:
Contact: kukadoodles [at] gmail.com
Writer. Beauty and book blogger. Makeup and arts&culture reviewer, especially theatre, book, music and film. Editor of publications/screen/radio, award-winning poet, story teller, journalist, full-time reader, occasional artist.
Friday, 22 November 2013
Interview: Scott Zachary
Scott Zachary is an independent author from the US by way of Canada, the writer of the speculative fiction anthology ‘Gossamer Wings’. His newest work, ‘The Least of These’, was released on the 14th of November 2013. We Might Be Writers secured an interview with Scott over email the day after its release to mark this new book, conducted by Reece Bridger.
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Reece Bridger is a young, self-published author from the south of England. His brittle and thin appearance belies the true power that stews in the darkest recesses of his mind and the evil that lives inside his heart... He also loves to read fantasy, horror, and punk genre books! His book is entitled 'The Perfect Mortals', and can be found in paperback and Kindle on Amazon!
Monday, 4 November 2013
I Can't Write
"...it's better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear."
-'Breakfast at Tiffany's', Truman Capote
It's one of those nights where the quiet becomes an atmosphere, saturating me. As usual, I'm sat in my uni room, convinced everyone is having a better time than me. All I can hear is the endless exhale of the laptop - not even the sound of a clock ticking. The desk light pools a yellow glow, so I'm in this little island, surrounded by the dark.
I've been on the internet for a while - unsurprisingly, being a teenager. I know I'm looking for something, but I can't find it. Something aesthetically pleasing? Music to stir away apathy? Some sort of news or quote to start and create a chain of feeling? I'm looking at vlogs, blogs, watching a few seconds of music videos or film clips, searching through images and sounds. I know that what I'm looking for can't be found in make-up tutorials, in images of clean cut tailored outfits, or voices and rhythms.
I'm looking for inspiration. And it's hiding from me.
Contact: kukadoodles [at] gmail.com
Writer. Beauty and book blogger. Makeup and arts&culture reviewer, especially theatre, book, music and film. Editor of publications/screen/radio, award-winning poet, story teller, journalist, full-time reader, occasional artist.
Monday, 28 October 2013
Plotting Techniques
LOST THE PLOT! - How to Develop a Good Plot
“A novel is a tricky thing to map.” - Reif Larsen (The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet)
She is currently working full time as a financial sales advisor. She also like dancing around the house, spending time with family and generally just having a giggle.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month
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NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month
(An Introduction To The Most Important Writing Event Of The Year, And Why Getting Involved Might Change Your Life)
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Writing is like life. It’s difficult, it’s rewarding, sometimes you want to rip it into shreds, sometimes you want to invest as much as you possibly can into it. Your motivation ebbs and flows.
Just like life, opportunities come and go in the world of writing. Sometimes it’s a competition, sometimes a work placement, and very occasionally a flash of pure inspiration. It’s a sad thing that we often ignore these opportunities. Often we just can’t see the value of getting involved.
I’m here to tell you about another opportunity. It’s called National Novel Writing Month. Here’s what you need to know: It’s difficult. It’s rewarding. Sometimes you’ll want to rip it into shreds.
But you should ABSOLUTELY invest as much as you possibly can into it.
Ollie is just beginning his first year at university, studying English. He is an avid writer and critic of others' works, who strives to produce prose that others will remember as being different and unique. He has yet to publish his first novel, but has no intention of resting until long after that milestone is reached. He also likes talkative cats, playing the piano, and producing videos on a YouTube gaming channel he runs with his brother.
Monday, 14 October 2013
Review: 'Prince of Thorns' by Mark Lawrence
Reece Bridger is a young, self-published author from the south of England. His brittle and thin appearance belies the true power that stews in the darkest recesses of his mind and the evil that lives inside his heart... He also loves to read fantasy, horror, and punk genre books! His book is entitled 'The Perfect Mortals', and can be found in paperback and Kindle on Amazon!
Friday, 11 October 2013
Playlist: "Rainy Nights in the City"
"At the
enchanted metropolitan twilight I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes, and
felt it in others"
-The
Great Gatsby
Midnight City - M83
Retrograde - James Blake
Lady Luck - Jamie Woon
Bright Night - Dntl
Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Million Dollar Man - Lana Del Rey
Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood
Picky Bugger - Elbow
Contact: kukadoodles [at] gmail.com
Writer. Beauty and book blogger. Makeup and arts&culture reviewer, especially theatre, book, music and film. Editor of publications/screen/radio, award-winning poet, story teller, journalist, full-time reader, occasional artist.
Friday, 27 September 2013
Overcoming Insecurity
Overcoming Insecurity
courtesy of www.bookreferees.com
“And by the way, everything in
life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the
imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” –
Sylvia Plath
She is currently working full time as a financial sales advisor. She also like dancing around the house, spending time with family and generally just having a giggle.
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