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The Memory Game: writing prompts
A series of writing prompts for fictional and factual writing built out of personal memories.
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Greetings from Pens from Around the World
Greetings from Pens from Around the World
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Pens Around the World: 2021 and onward
Pens Around the World - looking back at our first year of existence in 2021, and forward to 2022 and beyond.
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OF SNOWBALLS, DODGY GIFTS AND INVOLUNTARY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Start a story with one of these lines: “I’ve heard that Santa is diabetic so what are we going to do with all those cookies?”“Sally and Sam had always prepared…
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I Wrote a Book, Does That Make Me Cool?
I Wrote a Book, Does That Make Me Cool? The answer is yes. And I’ll tell you why...
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Writing Residencies
I am currently spending time on a writing residency at the wonderful Brisons Veor, close to St Just in Cornwall. This is made possible by the trust which accepts applications from anyone…
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Patricia Cole reads from A Greek Summer
Patricia Cole, a founder member of Pens Around the World reads an extract from the beginning of her novel A Greek Summer, published in 2018 (under her maiden name) as by Patricia Frew.
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Profile your characters like a pro
Profile your characters like a pro Try a slightly different character study. Here are two characters, without talking about how they look, write a short paragraph about what kind of…
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HANGING WITH THE STARS
A good deal of contemporary culture is characterized by our preoccupation with the stars and starlets who drive the social media, film, and music worlds. Whether we want to or…