A Worldwide Presence

With so many social media channels, do writers still need a website? Simon Whaley chats to two writers about how their websites meet their needs. Twenty-seven years ago, on 13th …

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Slippery Steps

It’s been a grey old August and the last day of the month was just as grey, although it did rain, for a change!

Church Stretton to Cardington

This month’s issue of Country Walking magazine has a pub bias (now that they’re open again), so all the routes in the September issue pass at least one pub along …

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The handout for Workshop 4 – Pitching, can be downloaded here:

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The handout for Workshop 3 (Structure Analysis) can be downloaded here:

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The handout for Workshop2 (Market Analysis) can be found here:

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Here is the handout for the IDEAS workshop:

Covering Up

We might not judge a book by its cover, but we all jump to certain conclusions when we see one.  Book covers work hard. Not only must they convey the …

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Noteworthy Newtown

My travel piece about Newtown, Powys, is in the latest issue of The People’s Friend, and if you read it, you’ll soon discover, as I did, that this quiet market …

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Sultry Snapper

For the past few days, the Welsh Borders have been under an Amber Heat Warning, so going for a walk has been an early morning or late evening activity. This …

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