Writing is not easy. Sometimes the muse seems elusive. The next sentence, or even word, refuses to be written. If you're lucky enough to...

After many years I am still amazed by how different themes, stories, and poems are produced from a single topic. Always original and...

Are you a self-confessed lover of history? Even if you're not, you may come across a place or learn of something that moves you so...

This was the question put to me and three other writers at the recent Abergavenny Writers Festival. The fact that we had all written and...

Whether you write for the love of it or for a living, theres always something we can improve upon. As writers, we're lucky that there's a...

No, I haven't lost the plot. I had a great weekend trip, full of inspiration for my work in progress and future projects. It was a...

So you're a writer, but what type of writer are you? You may think this is a silly question to ask but just think about all the different...

It’s the 1st of January and time to look ahead to my creative writing hopes and plans for 2019. When I look back at the last few years...

It's that time of year again and this Christmas our writing group is celebrating the 1st anniversary of our website and blog! It's been...

I couldn't resist revamping Shakespeare's quote for this month's blog - To 'Blog' or not to 'Blog'? For that is the burning question for...

Ever found yourself staring at a blank screen or gazing through the drizzle as the rain patters rhythmically against the window glass?...

When discussing or researching creative writing, story structure always pops up at some point and there is no shortage of advice,...

A discussion cropped up at our last writers' meeting which got me thinking. Is it really right or wrong to use cliches in your writing? I...

Away from home and wanting something to read, I picked up a copy of The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer. As a teenager I read many of Miss...

As a fiction writer, you want to tell a story that will evoke the same feelings in your readers that you've experienced when you've...

Well maybe not you, but if you write fiction or plan to, your story needs characters. Maybe your storyline developed from a character you...

You can't honestly call yourself a writer unless you write, but us writers all know the feeling of sitting there staring at a blank...

Monmouth Writers' Group would like to welcome you to our blog and wish you all a very Merry Christmas. As a writing group we set...