The Crafty Writer is one-year-old today! Twelve months ago on 4 August 2007, we went live with our first post. Since then we’ve had an eventful year as we’ve brought you quality articles, interviews, courses and workshops on the business and craft of writing.
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Some highlights for the year have included:
- Our free creative writing and non-fiction courses that have attracted thousands of visitors and are still commanding attention from writers around the world.
- The Crafty Writer Book Club that looks at best-selling novels from a writer’s perspective to see if we can learn how they tick.
- Our interview series on writing for performance.
- Our author interviews on various genre and niche markets.
- Our series on writing for children and young people.
- The getting started in blogging series written by our technical expert Rod Smith, who runs Hippo Web Solutions.
- The launch of The Crafty Writer critiquing service and the appointment of a team of professional tutors. Gillian D’Achada, who received a critique for her children’s novel Sharkey’s Son, went on to win the Sanlam Youth Literature Award and a publishing contract. Fiona was then commissioned to fully edit the novel by NB Publishers and will be attending the book launch in Cape Town in September.
And finally, a big thank you to all our regular visitors, this site would not be what it is today without you. Please let us know what your Crafty Writer highlights are and whether there is anything you would like us to cover in Year Two.
Happy First Birthday! You’ve had an exciting year – hope you continue to grow.
Thanks Clare!
Happy birthday, crafty writer! Well done fiona, keep it up!
Well done. I made my first post a day after you so we’ve both beaten the odds to survive this long. And now for our next trick … to see if we can last another one. At least now we have the support of our readers. When we started it was just us on our own and there was a time at the start if I got half-a-dozen visitors I was delirious with joy.
And happy birthday to you for tomorrow! Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it?
Happy birthday! Keep going!
Happy Birthday Fiona and The Crafty Writer!
I love the book group discussions. Though I don’t always get the chance to read the book by the time you discuss it, I’m impressed by the depth of your comments and questions (and your knowledge, Fiona). I only wish my “in person” group was like your online one!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Julie! Why don’t you get your ‘in person’ group to join in with the Crafty Book Club online? You can use our discussion questions as a guide. In fact anyone can do that, as long as you let me know 🙂
Happy Birthday! I love your blog – there is always something interesting to read here. Many happy returns 🙂
Happy Birthday!
May the success of The Crafty Writer continue to soar to greater heights.
Blessings for another prosperous year!
Hugs,
Tambra
Happy first birthday Crafty Writer.
Wishing you all the very best for another eventful and fun packed year.
Keep up the great work.
Alan
Thanks for being such regular visitors: Alan, Tambra and Rosalie. Rosalie and Tambra have both contributed to this blog through articles and interviews. Alan is a very talented writing student of mine and hopefully it won’t be long until he’s published too. Check out his blog that he started after a workshop run by our very own Rod the techie guy
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Happy first birthday, Crafty Writer. Hope to see you again in a year’s time (if not before).
Jay
Thanks Jay, as you know, you’re welcome any time! And thanks for taking part in the gay literature interview 🙂