Writing Voices

Writing Voices has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in December 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Writing Voices are: • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Email • X Besides social media accounts, writingvoices has populated their site with: • Welcome to Writing Voices! • - Submissions - • How to get your short story published • How to get your poetry published • How I levelled up my writing by playing Dungeons and Dragons • Insider Interviews: David Bench • The Ballad of the Delian Tomb • The Green Light by David Bench (Short Fiction) • Story Tropes: Outdated or Essential? • From one SAD writer to another • Mermaid's Hair (An Original Poem by Ian Parks) • Insider Interviews: Dr Robert Edgar • Insider Interviews: Ian Parks • Bus Stop Hostage (Poetry) • Half Tide Landin' (Poetry) • Plans (Poetry) • A Woman in the Hallway (Poetry) • Peaches (Short Nonfiction) • Twistmas Special: The Great Escape (Short Fiction) • Twistmas Special: Relic (Poetry) • Twistmas Special: Dear... (Short Fiction) • Twistmas Special: It's The Thought That Counts (Short Fiction) • Twistmas Special: It's Coming to Town (Short Fiction) • Schrödinger's Cat (Short Fiction) • Geneva (Poetry) • Somewhere-on-Sea (Poetry) • Gone Fishing (Poetry) • Sanctuary (Poetry) • Sad Eyes (Short Fiction) • Fool's Requiem (Poetry) • Grey (Short Fiction) • Renaze (Short Fiction) • Vera (Short Fiction) • 39 (Poetry) • A Story about Gardens and Writing (Short Fiction) • Daddy (Short Fiction) • The Station (Short Fiction) • The Beast of Dartmoor (Short Fiction) • They're back! A short article about short stories • A matter of course • What is Retrofuturism, anyway? • Is writing poetry good for you? • Spoken Poetry: Finding your voice • Is it too late to start writing? • Writing Places: A turning point in fiction writing? • Writing Hacks: 10 essential tips and tricks for writers • Writing Competitions in 2022 • 52 Must-Reads for 2022 • New Year's Resolutions for Writers: Set yourself up for success in 2022 • Christmas can be a difficult time for writers • Ten perfect Christmas gifts for writers • Writing Christmas: The tropes we love and love to hate • A few poets worth reading • Three great poems and why we love them • Pantsing vs Plotting: Which is ‘The Way’? • Four essential rituals for writers • If you could recommend one book that helped make you a better writer, what would it be and why? • What fictional pet would you like to adopt and why? • If you wrote a self-help book for writers, what would you call it and why? • Are there any writing exercises you do to warm up or improve your craft? • If you could read any book again for the first time, which would it be and why? • What is the key to creating compelling characters? • What are your golden rules of writing? • Have you got any tips for writing poetry? • What is your biggest insecurity as a writer? • Pick four images that inspire creativity and explain why you chose them. • What are the best and worst literary adaptations to television or film? • What's your dream literary dinner party? Attendees, foods and location. • Would you rather be a critically-acclaimed one hit wonder or well published yet relatively unknown? • How do you get the most from critical feedback and editorial notes? • What non-writing activities help your writing? • What literary character would you most like to tell off, and why? • How do you get started with a new story? • Which books do you revisit & why? • Have you ever been on a writing retreat? What did you get out of it? • You're restricted to a genre, form and medium for life. What do you go for? • Are you in favour of self-publishing? • Should you be writing for yourself or for your readers? • Do you stick to one project at a time or do you have several on the go? • Do you believe in writer’s block and how do you tackle it? • On mental health and being a writer • Do you find it difficult to accept critical feedback or editorial changes? • What is your biggest writing crime or bad habit? • Physical book or ebook? • Do the ethics of writing about real people or situations worry you? • Tips for becoming more open and honest in your writing • If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be? • Who are your greatest literary influences? • Is it important to spend time with other writers? • How do you know when a story is finished? • What makes you a writer? • Do you have a muse? • Where do your ideas come from? • How do you get started when you can't get started?