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Writers Anonymous,
Essex,
England,
GB.
Our ref:
Essex,
England,
GB.
Our ref:
It was the winter of 2004,
and in a deserted garrison town somewhere on the East Coast, a group of
seven individuals, each nervously clutching a suspicious but unique package,
crowded around a shuttered shop front attempting to shelter from the evening
rain. One of the group took a small key from her pocket and inserted it
into a well concealed hole. As she twisted it to the left, two hidden
electric motors burst into life and the shuttering clattered upwards revealing
an entrance in the shadows. Each of the group slid his or her way into
the dark interior, cautiously glancing back with a furtive air, over their
shoulders.
And so, the first meeting of Writers Anonymous was convened; seven people from totally different backgrounds all with a common goal.
And so, the first meeting of Writers Anonymous was convened; seven people from totally different backgrounds all with a common goal.
I have worked for more years
than I care to remember for a telecoms company in a number of different
roles. I became interested in writing when in my 30's, which led me to
complete a creative writing course.
That gave me the writing bug and as a result I joined a new writing group "Writers Anonymous" to help fulfil my dream of being published.
I get a great deal of pride knowing I have contributed to all the books WA have published to date and will continue to do so in the future.
That gave me the writing bug and as a result I joined a new writing group "Writers Anonymous" to help fulfil my dream of being published.
I get a great deal of pride knowing I have contributed to all the books WA have published to date and will continue to do so in the future.
Born in
Tottenham, but a fervent Arsenal supporter, he is married with 2 children
and 6 grandchildren and currently lives in Thorpe Bay.
After retiring from a career in Local Government, he took a creative writing course and since then has had a number of poems published.
He rejoined Writers Anonymous in June 2007 and is also a member of Rocheway Writers Circle and is a keen photographer.
After retiring from a career in Local Government, he took a creative writing course and since then has had a number of poems published.
He rejoined Writers Anonymous in June 2007 and is also a member of Rocheway Writers Circle and is a keen photographer.
It has
always been my ambition to write as reading has been my favourite pastime
since my childhood. "Shouting
in a Vacuum", my first novel, is available from most online book
retailers and Waterstones in Southend. It was published in 2008 and I
am currently working on my second novel.
After two creative writing courses I decided to join the Writers Anonymous writing group which came into existence towards the end of the second course. I really enjoy the work we do together and am very proud of our anthologies and all the work that has gone into them.
After two creative writing courses I decided to join the Writers Anonymous writing group which came into existence towards the end of the second course. I really enjoy the work we do together and am very proud of our anthologies and all the work that has gone into them.
(honorary member)
I am 40
years old and an account manager for an ingredients supplier based in
Basildon. I have been writing songs since the age of sixteen. I’ve
always dreamed of being a rock star, but that never happened. My songs
normally try to tell a story. After a while I wanted to see if I could
write anything a little bit longer than a four minute song. So I did.
'Soulshadow'
being the result. Since then I have really got into writing and enjoy
translating the pictures in my mind into words. If only I could give up
full time work and concentrate on this! But who knows what the future
holds, dreams are for living but you need to keep your eyes open on the
way. The books I’ve created are available from my website www.craigphoenix.co.uk.
A numerically
challenged chartered accountant, my main ambition was to get past writing
unpublishable letters to The Times. I played rugby during five decades
but was only ever going to be the player most likely to be lent to the
opposition if they were short. I also need a large atlas when driving,
but only to see over the steering wheel. I was starting to get a complex
about life when I was ejected from French evening classes, so I joined
a creative writing course and now I shall let you judge whether I should
go back and start again.
After working
consistently in I.T. for 23 years I decided it was time to forego the
strictly logical world of computing and take up writing in my spare time.
I don’t think I’ll ever truly get to grips with this literary
world but I’m certainly having great fun finding out about it, though
I think my wife, Yve, is not so enamoured by my frequent requests asking
‘what do you think of this?’
That said, without her, I don’t think my three children’s books would have ever seen the light of day.
That said, without her, I don’t think my three children’s books would have ever seen the light of day.