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ArticleWORKSHOP YOUR WORDS!
Julia Bell on why writing workshops change lives and the art of attention in the age of AI
ArticleDEAR READER
Writing is more than an act of creative imagination – although that’s an awesome thing in itself. Writing is as close as earthbound humans can get to magic. Where there was nothing – no characters, no setting, no situation – there’s...
ArticleWriting for children: Eyes on the prize
Picture Book category winners in the WM Children’s Book Prize What is your writing journey so far? I’ve always wanted to write for children, but I struggled to find the confidence to get started until recently. In 2024 I received some...
ArticleFantastic realms: Mad science Reinventing the archetype of the ‘mad scientist’ in genre fiction
Where it comes to genre fiction – and I do mean any genre work – we enter into a world of archetypes – those character traits and facets that we see over and over again. In fantasy, we might have the reluctant hero or the ‘chosen one’...
ArticleStar interview: The art of attention Julia Bell, Professor of New Writing at Birkbeck University
As writers, our words – our human expression – have always been our most vital resource, and now, under threat of AI, they’re more important than ever. Between the Lines: Life Lessons from the Writing Workshop, the new book from Julia Bell, one of...