Pete Sutton is back with more Writing About Writing About Writing, this time looking at books about editing and revision: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/w...
Профиль
Milford SFF Conference
Longest-running SF writers' event in the UK; yearly workshops and writing retreats. https://www.milfordsf.co.uk/ (We don't have access to DMs, so please contact us via the website!)
600 подписчиков315 подписок155 постов
Публикации
Ah, marketing, the bane of a writer's existences (we mostly want to be left alone to write, right?). M. Luke McDonnell shares what she learned at a marketing workshop clue: newsletters are vital!): milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/t...
Top Tips from the 2025 Dazzling All-Star Book Marketing Retreat – by M. Luke McDonellAs I prepare to publish my debut sci fi novel with a small indie press, the burden of marketing will fall firmly on my shoulders. Do I look forward to this challenge? I don’t. I’m a writer, not a p…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com
⟳ Репост от Milford SFF Conference
@milfordsff.bsky.social has 2 spaces available for its critique week at @gladlib.bsky.social from 12-19th Sept. There's plenty of time to sign up and join in (materials for feedback are usually traded in August). You can find more info and a sign-up sheet here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/about.htm
About Milfordwww.milfordsf.co.ukWe have a last-minute space available (2 in fact!) for our critique week at @gladlib.bsky.social from 12-19th Sept. There's plenty of time to sign up and join in (materials for feedback are usually traded in August). You can find more info and a sign-up sheet here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/about.htm
About Milfordwww.milfordsf.co.ukThere's been so much news about how creatives have been fighting back against AI that sometimes it gets lost in all the noise, so let's revisit a post from the end of last year on why the fight is a marathon and not a sprint: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/w...
Why can’t we sue the techbros for stealing our work? – by Juliet E McKennaReposted from Juliet’s blog July 2025 I’m often asked, since I’m on the board of the Society of Authors, why legal action isn’t underway in the UK to hold the big tech companies to account fo…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com@tiffaniangus.bsky.social has thoughts over on the Milford blog about time management for writers: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
Time Management for Writers? It’s ME Management – by Tiffani AngusI like to be organized, but no matter what I can’t seem to expand the practice of having a day planner/phone/computer calendars that contain all my deadlines and birthdays and random events to the …milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com@adrianakantcheva.com considers whether using little pockets of time is worth it for time-strapped writers. milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/i... #writing
Is it worth it to write only 15 minutes a day? – By Adriana KatchevaA while ago, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about time management. Like so many others, she too was struggling to carve out time for her creative work. She was wondering if she would ma…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.comPete Sutton is back with another look at writing books, this time on ones that look at the negative--or, well, less fun--parts of writing. milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/w...
Writing about writing about writing #17 – by Pete W. SuttonPart 17 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here Returning from the diversion I took last week I’m bac…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com
⟳ Репост от Milford SFF Conference
Or me having fun geeking out over Andor. Really enjoyed writing this, and there’s loads of great writing and publishing advice on this blog.
Milford SFF Conference@skateellis.bsky.social takes us on a walk from George Saunders's writing-craft book A Swim in the Pond in the Rain to J.F. Martel's Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice & then to the Star Wars series Andor in her exploration of echoes and oppositions. milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t...
One of the saddest things to happen to any writer is a tech kablooie. Georgina Kamsika provides some solid advice on backing up your work: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/d...
Don’t Lose The Plot: Back Up Your Work – by Georgina KamsikaMy computer’s main hard drive died. The one where I’d saved my work. All of my current projects, my published works: gone. For an author, few things are more terrifying than the loss of your work. …milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com@skateellis.bsky.social takes us on a walk from George Saunders's writing-craft book A Swim in the Pond in the Rain to J.F. Martel's Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice & then to the Star Wars series Andor in her exploration of echoes and oppositions. milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/t...
Two Trees in a Galaxy Far, Far Away – by Sara K EllisI’ve been working my way through a backlog of craft books in the mornings. I’ll read for half an hour, sometimes just fifteen minutes, taking notes before I start writing in earnest. It’s a great w…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.comSome people (people who obviously have more time on their hands than the majority of us!) say that to even BE a writer you have to write every day. @adrianakantcheva.com muses on daily word-count goals and whether they're even helpful: milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/o...
Oh, that elusive word count goal – By Adriana KantchevaTo me it seems that every writing advice out there homes in on the following mantra: write every day, no matter what. Stephen King states in On Writing that he writes 2000 words a day. I…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.comLet's join Pete Sutton in his continuing list of Books about Writing. This time, 3 books he says you really don't need (they're all classics in the genre, but they're maybe not exactly full of gold) but one he is definitely keeping! milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/w...
Writing about writing about writing #16 – by Pete W. SuttonPart 16 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here I’ve re-read a few classics, books that you’ll see ov…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.comThere are still 2 spots left on Milford's Critique Week at @gladlib.bsky.social, 12-19 Sept. £1056 for bed, breakfast & evening meal. And if you prefer, you can just sign up for a personal retreat week with no workshopping. More info and an application can be found here: www.milfordsf.co.uk
Milford SF Writerswww.milfordsf.co.ukHow do you cull a book collection? For some, it's like asking how you abandon a pet. @jaceybedford.bsky.social looks at her shelves & decides those she CAN'T part with. What books would you absolutely positively keep if you had to make a choice? milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/c...
Culling the Collection by Jacey BedfordMy Mum has just gone into a nursing home at the age of 100, so I’ve been sorting out her stuff, taking in what she’ll need and dealing with what she won’t need again. And the redundant stuff includ…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com
One of our Milfordites @naomieselojor.bsky.social from 2024 has shared the cover reveal for her novella debut! Congratulations, Naomi!
Ruadán BooksWe're thrilled to share the cover for THE CITY OF FACTORIES by debut author @naomieselojor.bsky.social: Set in an alternative history Nigeria, this Africanfuturist steampunk novella is a tale of resistance & technological responsibility. Pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky #TBR
⟳ Репост от Milford SFF Conference
Sure, it's hot today and summer looks like it's actually here... but this time next week you definitely want to be inside on your computer, right? Yep - it's a single week, just SEVEN DAYS, until we meet for the next edition of Writing the Occult. Tix £40+bf. Details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
More Milford Writing Retreat 2026 roundup from @jaceybedford.bsky.social! milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/2...
2026 Milford Retreat Roundup – by Jacey BedfordI’d been at Gladstone’s Library for a week and I didn’t want to leave, but the real world and my family called to me and I had to go. I wrote every day, sometimes with more success than…milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com