Passionate about Words & Writing *Listen to ‘About Me’ on SoundCloud* “I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” —Dame Agatha Christie Agatha Christie… what a…

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In: Writers & Editors I love first-time authors. Yes, their manuscripts are mostly wordy, contain point-of-view issues, and tend to take the reader by the hand in over-explaining emotions, actions, and situations. But their enthusiasm and eagerness, their courage to open themselves up to me, the first one to see…

The Wanderer — A Poem #WorldPoetryDay #WorldPoetryDay2022cazvincent.medium.com

#WorldPoetryDay #WorldPoetryDay2022 The inspiration for this poem is a friend; he’s been losing a lot of weight over the last two years, he manages his food, goes into the gym and walks a lot. He is getting his life back on track. I admire him for doing so. He, like…

#HappyNewYear #writingcommunity #amwriting #IARTG Have a fabulous, wonderful, happy, healthy, fun, imaginative, explorative and inspiring New Year, everyone. This year, NYE will be different, once again. A new chapter has started for me, here in Hampshire. …

In: Book Reviews The Harrogate Crime Series … just keeps on giving! I loved reconnecting with Cyril Bennett, Julie, David Owen and his Hannah. This eleventh book in the fabulous series is enticing, emotive, engrossing, and exciting. About the Book ‘Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you…

In: Book Reviews Uplifting, endearing, emotive. Everyday Kindness is a charming anthology of wonderful tales that makes you believe in mankind again — and with the proceeds going to a charity, you, we all, are making a difference and positive impact. About the Book Everyday Kindness is a charity anthology of short, fictional…

Attention, writers. Would you want to feature in the February — or any future — issue of Writers’ Forum magazine? Just comment or send your article (800 words) to caroline@carolinevincent.co.uk. Share your experiences with writing competitions, whether you’ve won or not, or perhaps you have organised one? What advice can you give budding authors? We’d love to hear your story.