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Tag Archives: cats
Markets For Writers
Your Cat and Your Dog magazines are holding competitions for three different age groups: Over 13s and adults, stories up to 1,000 words; Under 13s, stories up to 500 words; Under 11s drawing competition, draw a picture of your dog … Continue reading
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Markets For Writers
Your Cat magazine are looking for stories about your first cat. Write to them with your special memories (they’re looking for around 500 words). They publish one story in each issue. Email your story to editorial@yourcat.co.uk. Write ‘My first cat’ … Continue reading
Introducing Atticus’s Secret…
As many of you know, I am a bit of a cat lover and I do some work for Cats Protection, in various ways. A local author, Jenny Henwood, has just had her first book published. Atticus’s Secret is the … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, charities, children's books, fiction, inspiration
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Top Tip Of The Week
Sidebars, Sideboxes, Boxouts, Fact Files and Further Information Panels These are all names given to additional information in an article. You’ll often see them in a box at the end of an article or down the side of an article. … Continue reading
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My Writing Week
A few weeks ago, I mentioned devising a daily plan and aiming to send work out each day. I’m now starting to see the benefit of this approach, with e-mails confirming two readers’ letters and one tip will be published … Continue reading
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Top Tip Of The Week
Word Counts: Editors have specific spaces to fill in their magazines so it’s useful to state your word count whether you’re sending in an article, short story or filler. Always round your word count to the nearest 25 (this is … Continue reading
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I Hate Mondays Part One
If you’re anything like me, Monday morning came round far too quickly. I feel a little like this fella:
Top Tip Of The Week
Contractions Building on my tip from last week, this week contractions is the subject of my top tip. A contraction is where words are shortened. As the words are being shortened, an apostrophe needs to be used to indicate the … Continue reading
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The ABC Of Article Writing Part 7
S is for spooky stories. If you like tales of the paranormal, there are lots of publications dedicated to anything and everything unexplained. The editors are always interested in well-researched articles, from UFO sightings, to myths about strange, terrifying creatures, … Continue reading
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