I don’t know what I expected when I first went along to Ayr Writers’ Club four weeks ago. I do know what I didn’t expect… Read More »Bottom line basics of children’s fiction with Stuart Reid – 11 March 2020
The speed and enthusiasm with which our speaker captured the interest of the audience last Wednesday evening was great for the others but not so… Read More »Fiction? Memoir? It depends on the lens seen by Catherine Simpson – 4 March 2020
Storms Ciara and Dennis may have disrupted lives all over Britain, but neither gale force winds nor torrential rain could stop Pat Young in her… Read More »Dragons’ Penning with Pat Young – 19 February 2020
The pursuit of self-publishing can take several forms. Kim, who with her husband Sinclair, set up ‘Indie Authors World’, outlined the particular business model they… Read More »Self-publishing: Kim Macleod – 12 February 2020
Award-winning, American-born, Lisa Tuttle was welcomed by a full house at Ayr Writers’ Club this week. She fascinated sci-fi fans and encouraged those of us… Read More »A Portal Into Another World: Lisa Tuttle on sci-fi and fantasy – 5 February 2020
Ah, the first week back after the Christmas festivities (ok, ok, I know it’s now been weeks 2 and 3 after the Christmas festivities but… Read More »Oh, to be a teen! -15 January 2020
When Carrie asked me whether I would like to write this week’s blog, in that gentle way she has, I immediately blurted out: “Yes of… Read More »Enthusiastic endorsement: Feedback Evening – 29 January 2020
With all the Burns celebrations we were indeed honoured to have Rab Wilson, winner of many poetry awards and Makar, at the Club. Rab suggested… Read More »Rab Wilson and and the Valentine build-up – 22 January 2020
Coffee beans on the left, books on the right. Yes, this year’s annual Christmas quiz took place, as it always does, in the writer’s safest… Read More »Christmas Quiz Quandries – 18 December 2019
As writers, we’re told to show not tell. But travel writing is different, said Nigel – we have to show AND tell. That’s because we… Read More »Travel writing, with Nigel Ward – 11 December 2019
Martin McCardie, actor; play-wright; screen writer and BBC producer, played to a full house on Wednesday evening, and what an entertaining and informative evening it… Read More »Scripts and screens, with Martin McCardie – 4 December 2019
‘First sentences are doors to worlds’ – Ursula K Le Guin Split into groups of four, notebooks and pens poised, sluggish brains cranked into first… Read More »Take Five Opening Lines – 27 November 2019