Found the site below full of links for writers. Mostly American but some British and an interesting article about the pitfalls of publisher contracts.
http://www.internet-resources.com/writers/wrlinks-business.htm#top
http://www.adlerbooks.com/contract.html
Friday, 30 July 2010
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Business writing: does it feel like work or play?
Found this great quote by Warren Beatty
'You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.'
I read an interview about an American copywriter who was asked how he managed to write so fast and with such a fresh approach to his work.
He talked about how he wanted always to have fun writing and he tried to bring a childlike vision to his work. Not childish but the open mind that children have in the questions they ask and the views they come up with.
And he's right. If you're writing for your business and it's a slog for you, then that's what will come across to the reader.
You need to feel the joy of what you're doing and communicate to the reader. That's what get's results.
'You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.'
I read an interview about an American copywriter who was asked how he managed to write so fast and with such a fresh approach to his work.
He talked about how he wanted always to have fun writing and he tried to bring a childlike vision to his work. Not childish but the open mind that children have in the questions they ask and the views they come up with.
And he's right. If you're writing for your business and it's a slog for you, then that's what will come across to the reader.
You need to feel the joy of what you're doing and communicate to the reader. That's what get's results.
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
On books
'Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.'
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
What has poetry to do with business?
Are you replying nothing?
Maybe you're right but what if poetry could be used as a creative stimulus, a breaking down of barriers or a recognition of shared problems?
I've had the chance to read a poetry collection about just that. Running a business and how you deal with all the challenges.
Fascinating reading and I'm hoping that the poet and business entrepreneur will tell us more about what writing means for her. I've asked her to blog about her experiences of writing the poems about her business.
When we chatted yesterday sharing some ideas and thoughts about business and writing I said that the poems had me saying, 'I can remember feeling that' or 'That's happened to me.
The poetic language and rhythms heightened the intensity of the memories and experience.
Do you have any experience of poetry and your business that you can share with us? If so I'd love to hear about them and maybe you can write a post also.
Maybe you're right but what if poetry could be used as a creative stimulus, a breaking down of barriers or a recognition of shared problems?
I've had the chance to read a poetry collection about just that. Running a business and how you deal with all the challenges.
Fascinating reading and I'm hoping that the poet and business entrepreneur will tell us more about what writing means for her. I've asked her to blog about her experiences of writing the poems about her business.
When we chatted yesterday sharing some ideas and thoughts about business and writing I said that the poems had me saying, 'I can remember feeling that' or 'That's happened to me.
The poetic language and rhythms heightened the intensity of the memories and experience.
Do you have any experience of poetry and your business that you can share with us? If so I'd love to hear about them and maybe you can write a post also.
Monday, 19 July 2010
Sunday, 18 July 2010
The Clouds Go Back Home
The Clouds Go Back Home
20th July 2010 19:00
The Clouds Go Back Home tells the story of the tortuous journey towards friendship between an Italian university student, cleaning hotel rooms as a holiday job, and the Albanian sex worker she finds enclosed in one of the rooms.
Each woman demonstrates an instinctive prejudice towards the other that brings them both to a dangerous and challenging conclusion.
Revealing another side to the romanticised view of Italy, this insightful and at times humorous play discusses many of the challenges we must confront in our open-bordered, open-minded Europe.
Directed by Susannah Tresilian, Translated from Italian by Enrico Fink
In collaboration with Envision Theatre
Tickets are FREE, but must be booked in advance as places are limited.
Box Office: 0115 941 9419
http://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/
20th July 2010 19:00
The Clouds Go Back Home tells the story of the tortuous journey towards friendship between an Italian university student, cleaning hotel rooms as a holiday job, and the Albanian sex worker she finds enclosed in one of the rooms.
Each woman demonstrates an instinctive prejudice towards the other that brings them both to a dangerous and challenging conclusion.
Revealing another side to the romanticised view of Italy, this insightful and at times humorous play discusses many of the challenges we must confront in our open-bordered, open-minded Europe.
Directed by Susannah Tresilian, Translated from Italian by Enrico Fink
In collaboration with Envision Theatre
Tickets are FREE, but must be booked in advance as places are limited.
Box Office: 0115 941 9419
http://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/
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