I’ve been planning my new weekly newsletter,’From Writing With Love,’ – a celebration of writing and the writing life – for some time now and I’m happy to say I’ve finally got it sorted thanks to my son David – technical advisor extraordinaire!
Each week I’ll offer competition news and any writing opportunities that I’ve spotted (or that you tell me about), as well as a short extract from my work in progress – a new book about writing. There will also be writing inspirations and tips. It is completely free of charge and your e mail privacy is respected – so no worries about spam. To sign up just fill in the subscribe form on the right…and on publication day the newletter will drop into your mail box….
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That’s a fabulous idea Avril. I’ve signed up and look forward to receiving my weekly newsletter. I think you’re very clever!! Ange xx
Thank you Ange – I’m really glad you think it’s a good idea. Ilike the idea of sharing info, tips and extracts from my book on writing with people who are interested. I get one or two writers’ newsletters and I always enjoy them dropping into my mail box so I hope this will be the case with mine. First edition should be with you early next week.
You need to get hold of an old manual Gutenberg press. Then you can print seditious newsletters in a hidden back room and leave copies in shop doorways under the cloak of darkness. I’ll auction my signed Anne Widdicombe calender to pay for the ink, a sad loss, but necessary for the revolutionary writing cause !!!
I can’t promise sedition although I’m touched that you would auction such a precious calender for the cause. Inspiration maybe – even if only in small doses – and encouraging writers like yourself to get their writing out into the world..By the way I met Ann Widdicombe once – she came into my classroom (I was the teacher) when she was Prison’s Minister, she was OK with the prisoners they liked her. Most of all I was surprised by how diminutive she was and how dwarfed by her minders!
I’ve always thought of her as Mussolini in a twin set. I once went to a fancy dress party in drag (only once!), tried to give myself a Widdi makeover but somehow ended up more like Susan Boyle. Getting it out there, you’re absolutely right. Oh god, it’s such ‘drag’ though isn’t it? When you could be sick in a bucket at looking at the bloody thing you have to get all neo-liberalist about something you’re given birth to. It’s great that you’re posting bits of your writing in this newsletter. I’ll collect them together and pass it off as my own under my nom de plume ‘Avril Joy’ lol!!!
You don’t need to pass anyone’s work off as your own! Yes its hard getting it out there and doing so always makes me feel really vulnerable, we put ourselves up to be shot down again and again, we must be crazy or maybe its just that we love what we do.
I think you need to love writing to be a writer and in a way that’s what my book- my work in progress- is all about: loving and celebrating writing and holding on to that love.
I’m interested in what you’ll say about that in particular. I often hear people speak on the radio about their writing with syrupy glee. For me writing is wrought with frustration, endurance, beautiful moments of elation,and long periods of running on empty across rough terrain. But then, for me at least this is how the work and myself are fashioned.
I think wriitng is what takes me away from the feeling of running on empty or riding rough terrain (so maybe we’re very different in this sense or maybe not we’ll see! ) – but the rejections are hard to take…
Lovely idea. I will certainly sign up and be inspired w
Hopefully on occasion I’ll be able to link the newsletter with your Writing programme and the workshops we’ll be running on air.