Ayr Writers' Club Blog

The Writing Club is changing it's venue for the first couple of meetings this session. Check it out here to find the details. It made me wonder - how important is the venue to your story? Wuthering Heights wouldn't have had the same effect if it was a… more »

o such unusual examples as leg prothesis donated by a war veteran who fell in love with his physiotherapist or a gall stone. Every single object on display is anonymous, and has a short description of the item related to the relationship that was behind… more »

Last weekend my son had a party. Since we live in the country with no public transport within walking distance, a large proportion of them stayed overnight. Next morning, after dishing out lots of bacon butties and running quite a few carloads  to the ne… more »

In exactly one year, the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics will begin. The athletes will have been training for years for this event but what about all the others involved? The trainers and coaches - have they been here before with other athletes? Th… more »

I opened the latest edition of a writing magazine to see my article in a double page spread. Unfortunately I hadn't written it. My version was still lurking in a dusty file in the depths of my computer.   more »