Category Archives: Writing

Wednesday Writing Spot – Calling all short story writers who want to write a novel?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Della Galton

If you’ve ever tried to write a novel and you’re on social media – particularly around this time of year – you have probably heard of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short).  It’s simple, you write a novel in … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Wells Literature Festival

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Della Galton

Just a little bit of feedback from me this week regarding the Wells Literature Festival where I did a workshop on Writing and Selling Short Stories on Sunday 13 October. I hadn’t realised I’d be teaching in the Bishop’s Palace. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Writing Problems and Solutions, part two.

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Della Galton

The Problem – A Satisfactory End This problem has nothing to do with writers’ bottom by the way, or pigs for that matter – this is a different problem entirely – I am talking about achieving a satisfactory ending to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Cindy’s Jukebox

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Della Galton

This Wednesday I am delighted to welcome the lovely Douglas McPherson. He has written a  number of romances including The Showman’s Girl, Closer!, and the country music based Nashville Cinderella under the pen name, Julia Douglas. I have to say … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Woman’s Weekly Live, Manchester

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Della Galton

By the time you read this I’ll be on my way to Manchester. I’m teaching short story workshops with Gaynor Davies and Jane Wenham Jones at the Woman’s Weekly Live Show.  Click on the link for more details of the … Continue reading →

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A little ‘light’ reading

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Della Galton

Ten Weeks to Target is my latest novella to make it into kindle. Actually it’s my first Della Galton novella to make it into kindle.  If you have ever set foot inside a slimming club it may appeal to you. … Continue reading →

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The Wednesday Writing Spot – Writing Competitions – an insider’s view

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Della Galton

On this week’s Wednesday Writing Spot I am delighted to welcome the lovely Morgen Bailey, who has generously agreed to give us an insider’s view of what goes on behind the scenes in the judging of writing competitions. Based in … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Writing Problems and Solutions, part one.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Della Galton

The Problem – Procrastination This is a big one for me. I didn’t realise how big until I took a week off and went to Devon last week, where I had hired a cottage to write the beginning of my … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Avoiding Writer’s Bottom!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Della Galton

I have to confess that this post doesn’t have a lot to do with writing, unless you count avoiding writer’s bottom 🙂 I suddenly realised that I should really have put this post out on Monday, and Monday’s post should … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Della Galton

Don’t judge a book by its cover.  Hmm, this may apply to people but it definitely doesn’t apply to actual books. That’s exactly what we do.   Covers are everything. Having a good cover can mean the difference between selling … Continue reading →

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