News from Sarah Painter
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Short Sentence Short Story Contest
The Short Sentence contest is run by Bloomsbury. Each month they set a theme (this month’s is ‘payback’) and you’re challenged to write a crime short story in fewer than 1000 words. It’s free to enter and winners will be announced during National Short Story Week in November. Prizes include…
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Internet-free Tuesdays?
After Keris’ Simplify/Focus post struck such a loud chord in me, I decided to take a day off from the internet. The very fact that this was Quite A Big Deal told me how necessary an experiment it was. Ah-hem. I was ‘allowed’ to check my email first thing and…
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Writers on Writing: Haruki Murakami
In his memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Murakami covers training for marathons alongside reminiscences from his life and travels and, of course, his writing. It’s a slim volume that captivated me even though I have no particular interest in running (apart from to admire the…