In 2015 the writing group to which I belong presented a session at the Newcastle Writers Festival: How to take your writing from hobby to publication.

Presenters 2015 NWF

The session was very well-attended and, by all accounts, well-received and we were thrilled.  Since then, and after functioning without a name for several years, we have finally decided to call our group the Hunter Story Creators.

And the Hunter Story Creators (HSC) are presenting at the 2016 Writers Festival, although you won’t find our session under our name.  The title of our session is Make Your Writing Pop.  Hints, techniques, strategies, elements, devices, and other practical advice on how to ensure your writing stands out from the crowd will be shared between 3.00 and 4.00 pm on Sunday 3 April.

Four Hunter Story Creators at 2016 NWF Launch

As this budding writer has discovered, the process of preparing for…