REVIEW: SIMON FLETCHER’S ‘WILD ORCHIDS’

REVIEW: SIMON FLETCHER’S ‘WILD ORCHIDS’

REVIEW: SIMON FLETCHER’S ‘WILD ORCHIDS’       By Stella Backhouse     In poetry terms, the Shropshire town of Oswestry has only one claim to fame – but it is an impressive one: Wilfred Owen, regarded by many as the pre-eminent poet of World War One, was born there in...
WRITING ADVICE: STRONG OPENING HOOK

WRITING ADVICE: STRONG OPENING HOOK

Writing Advice: The Need for Strong Openings Fiction and Screenplay Emma Evans   The genres of fictional prose and screenplay are two of the same – they’re both vehicles in storytelling – and yet they are different. Screenplay is a ‘blueprint’ for the fiction...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SCOTT COE

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SCOTT COE

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS SCOTT COE     Scott Coe is a performance poet, an artist and the current Stamford Poet Laureate. He started off not as a poet but a lyricist, citing the likes of Noel Gallagher, Lennon & McCartney, Bob Dylan, Guy...
Mother/Daughter Dynamics: A Reading List

Mother/Daughter Dynamics: A Reading List

Mother/Daughter Dynamics: A Reading List Eve Volungeviciute   Family relationships are some of the most complex one can think of. Which is why it’s no surprise that there are so many works of fiction exploring them. In this particular list, we are focusing on books...