A question to provoke a tale: what can with this one truth compare?

"It's always too soon to quit." - Norman Vincent Peale

Need to flex those writing muscles? Quick, don't think, write about the taste of blood.

I'm curious: what would you like to see here?

I'm not sure whether I find this reassuring or not - turns out the reason I struggle matching verbs to collective nouns (the team is? the team are?) is that in the UK both forms are acceptable. en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/matchi…

How about a random prompt to kickstart your writing? The word of the day is disgust.

Filling in the background: for the horrifiers - has this happened elsewhere? Did word of it ever get out?

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." Mark Twain

If any word at all is better than a blank page, allow me to present you with the word spartan.

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A question to spur the imagination: where did she go?

We have one of our standard meetings this evening from 6pm to 8pm at St Martin's in the Bullring. All welcome! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

"There are always periodic opportunities to give up, while every single moment is an opportunity to persevere." Dean F Wilson

A number of BWG members will be at Kings Heath Writers' Market on Saturday. If you'd like to find out more about the group, please come and find us! We don't bite. facebook.com/events/1579557… facebook.com/permalink.php?…

We have a standard meeting coming up this Wednesday from 6pm. Come along if you're a Birmingham-based writer who would like to meet other writers. We're a friendly group who are very good at motivating each other and giving constructive criticism. facebook.com/permalink.php?…

I have been away, and I apologize. (In particular I apologize to anyone who was caught out by the no-longer-accurate pinned tweet about where we meet) Normal service will be resumed as soon as I can remember what that involves ...

In the meantime, here is a swan, on the somewhat nebulous grounds that it looks like it swam straight out of a fairy tale

It's not too late for a last minute new year's resolution...

This tiny notepad may be representative of how much writing I have done so far this year, but are we dispirited? Not yet! And this Wednesday coming we will meet to discuss a young lady pulled from the sea & a determined artisan with some interesting paper skills