Tag: Writing
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By now, many of us have settled into the rhythms of summer—or winter, depending on where we are in the world. Where I live, clouds have gathered and it might rain. Our planet keeps at it. In tandem, the literary calendar rarely slows down (In fact, “Publishing is moving too fast”–but more on that later).…
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Hello June! How are you? A lot has happened in lit world since the last newsletter, and I hope I’m able to take you through as many of them as possible. Let’s get started! good news stories The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has launched the RSL Hawthornden Literature Matters Grants, a £1m fund to…
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Dear Readers, We completed a full circle of our Sun and we’re here at edition 12 of my monthly newsletter! YAY! I’m doubly thankful for y’all sticking by me and for your wonderful response to the March edition. As always, I’ll jump straight to what’s important! what writers are talking about? Topmost, about Artificial Intelligence…
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Hi everyone, how are you? It’s March already! We’ve clocked two months of 2026, and where are we? Let’s take heart that there are writers (and we aren’t one of them!) who pay utility bills with spider drawings –yes this happened– and fun fact: February 23 was David Thorne’s birthday, and we are not the…
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The writer shares a personal experience of receiving an acceptance email for an essay titled “I Owe You an Explanation, Son,” which discusses the urgent climate crisis and the generational responsibility to care for the planet. This piece, inspired by reflection on childhood and human connection, was built over time into a significant work despite…
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Flash fiction is evolving as writers experiment with new forms and subjects that align with today’s realities. In our fast-paced digital world, social media and online magazines encourage stories that are shorter, bolder, and more interactive, often blending genres and using unconventional structures. Selecting these stories was a thrilling challenge–my gratitude to the talented flash…
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Every year tells a story—I learn, grow, and feel grateful for what has come my way. This one is no exception. The Annual Writing Report 2025 captures the themes and ideas that took shape, the wishes that came true, how writing across genres drives my creative life, what helped during a crisis in my writing-life,…
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Good morning, friends! We are officially into the last month of 2025–how utterly unbelievable is that! We’re also at the eighth edition of this newsletter–and 8 is an auspicious number in my culture, so I’m rather happy we’ve come this far. Let’s get straight to sharing some news from the lit world that caught my…
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Hello readers — welcome to the November 2025 edition of A Newsletter With a View of One’s Own. How are you? I hope you’re absorbing the changes around you and collecting memories. Writing spontaneously about perceptions and experiences, is extremely rewarding. Imagine your responses to “How are you” and pen a story. For example, “How…
