Sunday 11 July 2010

Write In for Writing's Sake

One of the members of a book club I'm helping to get off the ground made mention of a website he's just recently started up and, having decided to check it out, I ended up being extremely glad that I did. Entitled Write In For Writing's Sake, its mission statement is to inspire wannabe writers to actually get something written. Considering how easy it is to sit around aspiring towards some kind of literary output without ever actually doing anything about it, I think this is a very noble goal indeed. Every Thursday, a new subject is put forward (past examples include 'Breaking Down' and 'The Big Time') to get the creative juices flowing, and anyone is free to submit something centred around the chosen theme. Submissions can take any form, and should be up to 1000 words. There's already a small number of contributors offering their work for public consumption, and some of the stuff that has been posted is impressive. With all the recent debate concerning the supposed death of literature, it's good to see their are still avenues for burgeoning new talent to express their craft.

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