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Where blogging fits into the writing week

by Robin Houghton on January 20, 2014

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How does your writing week look? Mine can typically include things like blog posts a client email newsletter a lot of emails (sent and replied to) poetry writing/redrafting/editing commenting on blogs…

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Angst Poet's Tips Workshopping

Notes from a workshop

by Robin Houghton on March 25, 2013

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Last week I was lacking inspiration, part due to work commitments and then a 3-day headache – ugh – so it was a pleasure to once more find myself in…

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Poems Writing

Poem-a-day, Days 3 – 4

by Robin Houghton on February 8, 2013

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Dear Reader For a minute I thought I was struggling already, but the Guardian came to the rescue, or rather whoever it was who posted a link on Facebook to…

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Angst Submissions Writing

Setting myself a new challenge

by Robin Houghton on February 6, 2013

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  After a chat with a wonderful poet friend yesterday I had a bit of a lightbulb moment (albeit over a couple of beers, funny that). She told me of…

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Mags & Blogs Poems Workshopping

A feast of first lines

by Robin Houghton on November 9, 2012

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First lines. Ack! It’s worse than a job interview. You have 2 seconds to make an impression. Or something like that. Do you find yourself going back to the first…

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Poet's Tips

Tips from Don Paterson

by Robin Houghton on October 18, 2012

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The Mimi Khalvati workshop notes I posted here recently went down well, so I thought I’d share with you some gems from Don Paterson. Don came down to Sussex for…

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Angst Serendipity Writing

So this is what happens when I sit down to write

by Robin Houghton on September 30, 2012

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A free evening, and it’s a couple of hours until Downton Abbey (I’ll start watching it at 9, pause it at 9.01 so it starts recording, then start watching it…

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Mags & Blogs Writing

Rejected but not cowed

by Robin Houghton on September 19, 2012

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Oh well … I kind of suspected that the stuff I sent to Poetry London wasn’t going to blow Colette Brice’s socks off. So another sad little SAE plops on…

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Angst Mags & Blogs Submissions Writing

Writing musings/ submissions etc

by Robin Houghton on August 19, 2012

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I’ve been grabbing the odd hour here and there to write while my other half watches the cricket highlights each day. I need to submit some new stuff, so I…

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Angst Submissions Writing

Writing again after a setback

by Robin Houghton on July 21, 2012

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A few weeks ago I was feeling a bit ‘stuck’ and decided to pay for another ‘Poetry Prescription’ from the Poetry Society. I got the feedback last week and it…

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