As 2025 draws to a close, I’m taking a moment to look back, and appreciate everything this beautiful, and wildly creative community has done and made together this year. From scribbled ideas and unexpected poems to ghost stories, friendships, and shared snacks, it’s been a year of writing, rewriting, giggling, and showing up for eachContinue reading “A Year in Words! Moor Imagination’s 2025 Round-Up”
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Ghost Stories: Why They Still Haunt Us (and Why They’re So Much Fun to Write)
This month at Moor Imagination, we delved into the eerie, the unsettling, and the wonderfully spine-tingling world of ghost stories. We talked about what makes a ghost story work, how to bend (or break) the rules of the genre, and the truth behind every good haunting – that ghost stories are rarely just about ghosts.Continue reading “Ghost Stories: Why They Still Haunt Us (and Why They’re So Much Fun to Write)”
Write, Click, Share: Exploring the Digital Paths to Self-Publishing
So far in our self-publishing series, we’ve explored everything from book covers to bookshops. But not all publishing happens between two covers anymore, in fact, a lot of it doesn’t even happen in print at all. This month, we’re delving into online self-publishing platforms. The websites, newsletters, and digital spaces where writers are building audiences,Continue reading “Write, Click, Share: Exploring the Digital Paths to Self-Publishing”
One Year On From 100 Rejections
At the start of last year, I set myself a new and ambitious resolution. I was going to conquer rejection. I don’t mean that I would never get rejected again. Quite the opposite. I was going to aim for and receive 100 rejections by the end of 2024. I was going to swim in rejection,Continue reading “One Year On From 100 Rejections”
Mastering Dialogue: A Christmas Guide
Dialogue is like the Christmas lights on your story’s tree. When it’s done right, everything sparkles and feels magical. When it’s done wrong, it’s a tangled mess that makes you want to scream into your hot chocolate. If you want your characters to sound like real people and not like creepy robotic elves, this festiveContinue reading “Mastering Dialogue: A Christmas Guide”
Transform Your Writing: Tips for Crafting Memorable Settings
Let me tell you something right now: locations matter. They matter like oxygen to your lungs, like that first cup of coffee in the morning, like your Wi-Fi signal when you’re in the middle of a dramatic writing breakthrough. A well-written location isn’t just a backdrop—it’s the pulse of your story, the heartbeat of yourContinue reading “Transform Your Writing: Tips for Crafting Memorable Settings”
Top Writing Apps for Creatives in 2024
Writers, like knights of the literary world, need the right sword—or in our case, a killer app—to slay their projects. Whether you’re conjuring up a novel, wrestling with a screenplay, or just trying to make your blog post sound like you know what you’re doing, having the right tools can turn you into the word-wieldingContinue reading “Top Writing Apps for Creatives in 2024”
How To Title Your Story
Choosing a title for your story can be a tricky business. Sometimes it can feel even harder than writing the story itself – there is so much pressure to pick the right one. A bad title can ruin all the hard work you just put into crafting the perfect story because if your title isContinue reading “How To Title Your Story”
The Year of 100 Rejections
We all like being told “yes.” Yes, you can have the last biscuit. Yes, you got the job. Yes, we would like to publish your writing. Yes, yes, YES! Yes is a magic word, yes is a mood booster, happy smiles, good feelings inducer. Yes is a drug. And just like a drug not getting yourContinue reading “The Year of 100 Rejections”
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