Tag: writing
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Book Preorder: The Heart Decided to Move
Coming April 8: my new poetry collection, The Heart Decided to Move! And you can preorder it now! More information from my publisher below: PREORDER – The Heart Decided to Move – One ‘n Done 12 is currently available for preorder. Orders will ship 2025-04-08 A powerful portrait of self-discovery told in snapshots as the…
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Announcing – Joan: The Musical!
In September, my writer friend Hannah Doyle and I started brainstorming ideas for a play for the Brighton Fringe. After several months of work, it’s approaching reality, and will take the stage this May. Announcing Joan: The Musical! 72-year-old Joan has it all. A glittering past as a West End dancer, a chocolate-box maisonette in Seven…
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Celebrating 2024
2024 was the year, I decided: the year I was going to commit to my writing. I made a schedule and put in the hours. Now I’m looking back on the results and feeling just a little bit proud. Things I Finished I’ve had a few anthology publications. Early in the year, my story “Like…
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Writing Event Updates and the Brontës’ House
Happy November! The weather is celebrating by getting chillier, the leaves yellower and more plentiful on the ground. I’m going out today to see if I can find any discounted Halloween candy. Event Updates Last Friday was the launch party for Echoes of Light, the Brighton NightWriters’ latest anthology. I read from my short story included…
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My Book Is Back!
A few people may get lucky in the writing world. For most of us who look successful, good luck and bad luck whirl around in a sort of tango. In 2021, a small press called Lost Fox Publishing published my short story collection, Dream Signs. They were a nice team and presented the book with…
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How I Get Things Done
Recently, a few people have asked me “how I get so much done.” I may have thought guiltily about all the hobbies I’ve tried and abandoned, and the animal videos I’ve watched while procrastinating. But I seem to get things done regardless. Here are my very personal productivity practices. They may or may not work…
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What the London Festival of Writing Was Like
I’m back from another busy weekend, in London this time. It was my first time attending an event from Jericho Writers, which offers writing conferences and courses in the UK. I went to the weekend-long London Festival of Writing. If you’ve been to a conference, you know a bit of what to expect: talks, buffet…
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New Site and Folklore Anthology
I’ve been busy this month updating my website and social media. It’s a work in progress, to be sure, but it seemed like time to move on from the old “Inspire Envisioning” business name. My new social media handles are: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelanieBellWrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniebellwrites/ Twitter/X: @InspireEnvision I’ve started a Substack newsletter, with a free story…
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…And Here’s How the Songwriting Retreat Went!
I’m back from my songwriting retreat in the Peak District, where I spent a week in a converted barn in the countryside with a group of musicians and our facilitator, Murray Webster, who arranged daily activities and masterminded the whole thing. There was a lot of talent in that one living space! Guitar chords rang…
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Off I Go to a Songwriting Retreat…
In September 2021, I took a songwriting course with London Songwriters. Later this month, I’ll be joining facilitator Murray Webster and other songwriters for a retreat in the Peak District. I’ve enjoyed making up songs since childhood, though not with the same intensity as I’ve pursued other types of writing. I look forward to making…
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