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Writers and readers of this site should be interested in a project called 26:50 – a number-fixated title for a writing project, but there is a reason.
It’s a collaboration between the writers’ group 26 (I declare an interest as a founder) and International PEN, the worldwide community of writers that champions freedom of expression.
PEN campaigns for writers who have been persecuted, imprisoned and sometimes murdered for their words. Among those they’ve represented are Vaclav Havel, Salman Rushdie and Read more
Every writer needs readers
Filed under: Writing Advice
I’ve just spent four hours with 13 other writers, immersing ourselves in a workshop that involved ‘prompt writing’: exercises that you get entirely fresh, no preparation, and with a time limit.
The goal is to generate as much material as possible – first draft writing – and the emphasis is on the act of generation, rather than grammar, spelling, or the tasks that come with revision.
This is the fifth such session I’ve organised for the writers’ workshop I run. Despite it being the first day of the weekend (here in the Middle East) we left more energised than when we straggled in at 2pm.
After the 15 or so minutes of writing (or typing) as fast as you can, you have the opportunity to share your work out loud. The electricity felt as Read more
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