Ten-Minute Blog Break - 21st July

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Apologies if you were expecting Nick Cross - you get me today. I've taken the opportunity to indulge my inner twitcher. I have searched out some of the more infrequent posters - the Lesser Spotted Bloggers. Get your drink and snack of choice - and have a good read...



First, for a thoughtful and honest post on the process of submission, read Sheila Averbuch's Your manuscript: build the world and let it go. It's full of generous wisdom.

Then complement it with Nicky Schmidt's latest post on Absolute Vanilla for a humorous take on a different part of the creative process. There is a whale involved.

Now dive into something deeper - Jane McLoughlin's Writing Scared . This explores the underlying theme of her latest book  'The Crowham Martyrs' and how it evolved: an insight into the darker side of creativity.

Finish off with two cheery and bright moments. From last week,  A Bit of News that flitted past my binoculars but is too good to miss from Nicola Morgan, and finally a real bird (well, sort of) from Sam Zuppardi which made me smile. Never underestimate the power of an illustrator to warm your cockles.

Normal service will be resumed next week.

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K.M. Lockwood (aka Philippa Francis) holds an MA in Creative Writing and is a regular contributor to Words & Pictures.
She was born in Yorkshire but now lives by the coast in Sussex where she runs a tiny writer-friendly B&B. Her interests include reviewing books, collecting sea glass and belly dancing, though not at the same time.