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Sit under your novel in progress, lessons from motherhood20 comments

alisonwells wrote 6 days ago: As I mother of four I am very familiar with having to wait, to rein in speed and impetus and to go v … more →

Tags: Creativity, Mother, Motherhood, Novel-Writing

Taking the time for the book you want to write 7 comments

alisonwells wrote 4 weeks ago: Today I’ve written an article including some Tolstoy quotes sent to me by a writer friend, exp … more →

Tags: Creativity, Fiction, mindfullness, Writing Adventures, Adam Thorpe, Elizabeth Baines, george saunder, Kirsty Gunn, the big music

Stop & Go - On being a fast writer2 comments

happycreators wrote 1 month ago: I’m a fast writer. For the most part, when I get an idea in my head I just go, go go and I don’t wan … more →

Tags: writing, Writing Tips, Speed, Travelling, Fast Writing, break, STOP!, Go, Challenges

the walnut tree in autumn

catherine lewis wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: walnut

Slow writing (and why it matters)

Anthea Garman wrote 2 months ago: “Writing this book, I’ve come to the conclusion that handwriting is good for us. It invo … more →

Tags: Philip Henscher, The Missing Ink, Handwriting, copperplate, Italic, slow writing, pen and ink

#Pedagoo London: How Twitter Taught My Students to Write3 comments

Gordon Baillie wrote 2 months ago: March. A dark, cold Saturday morning. The careful customer service of British Rail. My first teachme … more →

Tags: Creativity, Education, Learning & Teaching, Literacy, Pedagogy, Reflection, Whole School Literacy, writing, Creative

A flâneur in the city of knowledge2 comments

Mrinalini Greedharry wrote 3 months ago: Since the last long post I wrote I have been having some confusion about what to write next. As ofte … more →

Tags: Interlude, intellectual curiosity, slow knowledge, Intention, professionalization, writing and pleasure

Slow Blogging: 8 Reasons Why Everyone Wins4 comments

castlesinmyroom wrote 4 months ago:   I haven’t been Blogging as much. I should feel bad about it, but I don’t entirely. Why? Because I’ … more →

Tags: writing, Advice, Blogging, blogs, Links, Cats, I Wrote 12000 Words And I'm Not Even Sorry

Autumn Term 2012 - Blogging

mrsthomas2 wrote 4 months ago: What a fantastic term in terms of learning! I thought my learning curve was amazing last year and th … more →

Tags: Education, 5 sentence challenge, Blogging, 100 word challenge

Slow writing - Starry Night10 comments

ukliteracy wrote 5 months ago:   Homework challenge 2  Great first attempt at slow writing homework year 10! And the winner is … more →

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Slow writing - The Scream15 comments

ukliteracy wrote 5 months ago: Edvard Munch Year 10, slow write the opening to an imaginative piece of writing using Edvard Munch … more →

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Until Stella Sings: On Slow Writing (Writing Prompt)

pnissila wrote 6 months ago: Phyllis Nissila I was greatly encouraged when I came across Oscar Wilde’s famous quote: “This mornin … more →

Tags: Oscar Wilde, slow writing movement

Slow Writing3 comments

Duckie wrote 7 months ago: Most people have by now heard about the slow food movement, which seeks to counteract the fast food … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Social Comment, Reflection, writing

On Being Slow2 comments

sallyamberantler wrote 7 months ago: I joked recently on Meg Vann’s facebook page that I think there should be a movement called Slow Wri … more →

Tags: writing exercises, Sally Newham, writing exercise, Slow Food Movement, Haiku, Zen, Natalie Goldberg, Space

You Can't Hurry Love: A Justification for Slow Writing4 comments

paulvreeland wrote 8 months ago: The crossing of luminous souls – Paul Vreeland copyright 2012 If Blog posts are quick, gut responses … more →

Tags: writing, Writing #2, slow reading, "slow scholarship", "Paul Vreeland", vreeland, Photography

The Difficult Desire to Endure2 comments

May wrote 8 months ago: I think I have found my disease. Or my new excuse. For not generating any form of writing since like … more →

Tags: Just Saying, daydreaming, platonic, Procrastinations, writing

Slowly creeping toward the Finish Line

thecoffeefox wrote 9 months ago: I managed to get a bit of writing done today. My book is coming along, but slowly.  I had plans of w … more →

Tags: writing, creativewell, fallingdownthecreativewell, Books, Creative, Endings, Writers, writer, sculptor

Don’t Panic: Slow writing in the new publishing landscape9 comments

alisonwells wrote 12 months ago: Many movements have taken on the concept of slow, the most prominent being the Slow Food movement. T … more →

Tags: self publishing, slow, Publishing, Slow

Writing fast, writing slow - and why one book a year suits hardly anyone44 comments

rozmorris @NailYourNovel @ByRozMorris wrote 1 year ago: Some books take time to write. You know that already. Having recently flogged my way through two tri … more →

Tags: The Writing Business, Self Publishing, How To Write a Book, deepen your story, having ideas, Ideas!, Inspiration, Literary Fiction, Literature


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