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The Life in Writing Life
When Pens Around the World writes about the Writing Life we, as would naturally be assumed, lean towards the ‘writing’ part of the title. But today, I want to talk…
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Can you write creatively in any situation?
John takes us through a less than successful attempt to make a YouTube video about writing creatively in any situation
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The Prompt Is the Pen
Sometimes, the hardest part of writing isn’t finding the idea, or building the world, shaping the character, choosing the perfect opening line, or knowing exactly where the story is going.…
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The surprising value of reviewing books
Now I’m not claiming for one second to be some literary critic, but I can tell you that since making the decision to write a review of my books, my…
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Looking back at Pens Around the World in 2025
With the start of this New Year, Pens Around the World, our international, Internet-based writers’ group, celebrates its fifth anniversary. A post looking back over the year and looking forward to 2026.
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You’d better get a move on, or else
Jos meanders her way to a seasonal writing prompt!
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Chronology.
Gill discusses the pros and cons of writing a novel in or out of chronological sequence, with particular reference to Patrick Gales's A Perfectly Good Man.
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Is writing a performance art?
For some, writing is a private affair; they write for their own pleasure. Others feel a need to be published. I do, and I did believe this was simply because…
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What Counts as Writing?
Over the past forty plus years, I have been a lay preacher. In that time, I must have penned several hundred sermons. I am not claiming they were particularly good…
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Ask your resident robot what to write?
While sitting here looking at the blank page, I was wondering what to write for my writing prompt article. My mind wasn't helping me come up with anything profound, or…