Megan Kerr
     
Workshops and courses
Writing coach
Writers' Tools
Finding ideas
Writer's block
Writers' widgets
Free database
Manifesto
Useful links
About Me
 

Tools & Tips

A clutch of free resources for writers: techie widgets, helpful lists on ideas and writer's block, useful links, and my not-so-humble opinions about poetry. All these I've created for my own use and hope will be helpful for others.

 

Thumbnail: Finding ideasFinding ideas
Drawing them down instead of making them up, these are my favourite techniques.
  Thumbnail: Writers' block-bustingWriter's Block-busting
Ideas for getting rid of that regular curse: writer's block. When the only breakthrough you think you'll have is your head breaking through the computer screen - try these.
     

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A toolbar to sort out your layout and styles, useful templates for Word and Excel, and a quick tutorial on Styles and formatting in Word - if you're not using this, your life's about to change.

 

Thumbnail: the Publishing Machine The Publishing Machine
A free database to do all your admin for you: the machine reminds you about competitions, tells you which publishers to send your writing to, writes your letters, keeps track of your progress, and calculates your tax.

     

Thumbnail: Poetry manifestoPoetry manifesto
Angered by the slow death of poetry, revolted by what's espoused as "poetry" in magazines and competitions, I set out my manifesto for bringing poetry back to life.

  Thumbnail: Useful linksUseful links
Language reference, names, treasure-troves of pictures, and sources of inspiration.