Oops. Words Counted is now working again
When I updated the look for the Thanet Creative blog, I accidentally left the Words Counted tool out of the[…]
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Thanet Creative
A charitible group of art and writing enthusiasts supporting eachother in their creative endevours.
Reminder: Our writers’ night is every Thursday at the Wheatsheaf in Margate
Thanet Creative run a writers’ night (almost) every Thursday at 7:30pm in The Wheatsheaf Margate. The writers’ night is open[…]
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The only failure in writing is giving up
Whether it was a rejection submission, a story no one liked, or a competition you did not win, the only[…]
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Thanet Creative’s website gets a fresh new look
Late last night, I gave the website a nice fresh new look. My aim was to simplify things which I[…]
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Writers, have you ever felt like an imposter?
I’d like to ask writers, authors, and creatives in general – have you ever felt like an imposter – a[…]
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Questions for writers
Last week, at Thanet Creative’s Writers’ session, we brainstormed prompts for writers. The idea of these prompts was to inspire[…]
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The easiest way to fix a broken story according to Jed Herne
Jed Herne breaks his solution down into three stages: Character Arc There are five aspects to a character arc that[…]
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First Writers’ Meet and Critique Evening of 2024
This Thursday, come along to meet local writers, have your work critiqued or enjoy a drink at a lovely pub[…]
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Neil Gaiman on the antidote to rejection
In this video, best-selling author Neil Gaiman talks about rejection and how to handle it.
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My problem with “was”
The word “was” is an easy fit when writing in the past tense. Along with “had” it is easy to[…]
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5 hard-won editing tips
Editing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I[…]
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A conversation with a journaling coach
Recently I had a web-based conversation with a journaling coach. I was able to ask questions about journaling and learn[…]
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