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Written by Lisa Clifford, book author, former journalist, and founder of The Art of Writing, our blogs cover thought-provoking insights about everything "writing."

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New Year's Resolutions Bug Me

Lisa Clifford

New Year’s resolutions bug me. All that goal setting and vowing and making promises to ourselves. They are pet peeves of mine. Why? Because when we break a promise to...

New Year's Resolutions Bug Me

Lisa Clifford

New Year’s resolutions bug me. All that goal setting and vowing and making promises to ourselves. They are pet peeves of mine. Why? Because when we break a promise to...

Christmas Blog

Lisa Clifford

I wish you time to write! This is always my Christmas wish for you, dear writer friends. Personally, I think there is no better time to write than over the...

Christmas Blog

Lisa Clifford

I wish you time to write! This is always my Christmas wish for you, dear writer friends. Personally, I think there is no better time to write than over the...

Your writer ‘level’ and Time to Write moves to ...

Lisa Clifford

What's the difference between a 'beginner' and 'emerging' writer? What is an 'established' writer? And who decides on my level of expertise? There is now a way to describe writer...

Your writer ‘level’ and Time to Write moves to ...

Lisa Clifford

What's the difference between a 'beginner' and 'emerging' writer? What is an 'established' writer? And who decides on my level of expertise? There is now a way to describe writer...

It’s here! TIME TO WRITE returns for another in...

Lisa Clifford

It’s here! TIME TO WRITE returns for another inspiring season starting December 1st. Live on Sunday: Brooke Hardwick discusses her fabulous debut, The Fog. The perfect way to welcome the...

It’s here! TIME TO WRITE returns for another in...

Lisa Clifford

It’s here! TIME TO WRITE returns for another inspiring season starting December 1st. Live on Sunday: Brooke Hardwick discusses her fabulous debut, The Fog. The perfect way to welcome the...

Time To Write is Back

Lisa Clifford

TIME TO WRITE is back on December 1st! Let’s bring in the Aussie summer and European winter with a fab live interview with Brooke Hardwick. I am reading Brooke’s debut...

Time To Write is Back

Lisa Clifford

TIME TO WRITE is back on December 1st! Let’s bring in the Aussie summer and European winter with a fab live interview with Brooke Hardwick. I am reading Brooke’s debut...

Get into Your Character’s Brain Chat

Lisa Clifford

Fab news that one of our Florence Art of Writing October writers was picked up by UK literary agent, Kate Hordern, at KHLA! Woo-hoo-a-triple-thousand-times! I bounced around my living room...

Get into Your Character’s Brain Chat

Lisa Clifford

Fab news that one of our Florence Art of Writing October writers was picked up by UK literary agent, Kate Hordern, at KHLA! Woo-hoo-a-triple-thousand-times! I bounced around my living room...