Thanet Creative is the name of our creativity and writing charity. It is based in Thanet, Kent (UK).
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Editing your writing can be a hard process. At least, it is for me. Here are five tips that I think might help your editing and have certainly helped mine. 1. Identify your overused words My overused words include “was” … Continue reading 5 hard-won editing tips
Now that the risks of COVID-19 have abated somewhat Thanet Creative are restarting our Writers’ Nights. We are meeting in a new venue – The Mulberry Tree in Margate. We meet Thursdays at seven-thirty pm (1930hrs). We will be talking … Continue reading Writers’ night is back – now in The Mulberry Tree
While government guidelines continue to say that it is “safe” to socialise outside, experts warn that new variants may pose a great risk. No amount of writing support and encouragement is worth even a single person becoming sick or losing … Continue reading Due to the risk of the Omicron Variant of COVID-19, live events will continue to be on hold
We here at Thanet Creative want to wish you an excellent Christmas, New Year, and /or other festivals of joy and peace. Stay safe, wash your hands, and above all, make good art. See you next year. Continue reading Wishing you all a creative Christmas
Our week-long series of children’s creative writing workshops came to end on Friday with a brilliant play. The play “Aliens vs Astronauts” was written and performed by the children. The week of workshops – a year and a half in … Continue reading A great week of children’s workshops
Feedspot recently released it’s listing of the “Top 20 Creative Writing Blogs, Websites & Newsletters in 2019” and we are on that list. According to the Feedspot website, their best creative writing blogs list uses data from thousands of top … Continue reading This blog selected for Top 20 Creative Writing Blogs
How would you go about surviving the apocalypse? End of the world scenarios are a popular one for writers to explore. In the Thanet Creative: Writers (facebook group), we’ve been looking at the topic of how to go about surviving the apocalypse. It … Continue reading Questions: Surviving the apocalypse
Today, Thanet Creative held a virtual meet-up as a test for running critique and training sessions online. This is an after action report of our first virtual meet-up on jitsi.org. How the virtual meet-up went We used a platform called Jitsi which we chose … Continue reading Thanet Creative’s first virtual meet-up
Last year, Thanet Creative held a summer barbeque and invited all the other writing local writing groups to come and join us. This year, we’re doing it again. The Thanet Creative summer barbeque is open to all members, anyone who has … Continue reading Thanet Creative: Summer Barbeque
Let’s be honest, a lot of local libraries are little more than a money sink for many local authorities. What if there was an alternative that made your library not just a viable project but a community asset too? Here … Continue reading A different vision of the future of local libraries
We would love you to write for us but should you write for us rather than, say, a publication that pays well? There are good reasons why you should write for us and just as many (if not more) why you should not. If you are unsure if writing an article or story for Thanet Creative is for you, here is a short guide. Continue reading Why you should (not) write for us
I am pleased to announce a fresh new look for our website. Yes, I know that we only changed things up earlier this year. There are three reasons for the change: Not everyone agreed the previous look was better The … Continue reading A fresh new look for summer