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Features
In
this section we will feature a selection of articles, short stories,
diaries and poetry written by Transita authors and members of the
Transita community as well as advice for prospective authors from
publishing professionals.
We
hope that over time, and with your help, we will be able to build
a library of helpful advice and interesting thought provoking articles
as well as providing a showcase for new writing talent.
We
welcome submissions from all members of the Transita community who
would like to see their work featured on the site.
You
can email your submissions to us here :Website
Features
| Lynne's
regular column |
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Click
here
to read the latest in a regular series of articles by our
resident columnist and book lover extraordinaire Lynne Hatwell.
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| Nikki's
regular column |
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Transita
Editorial Director Nikki Read gives us an insight into the
workings of Transita in her regular
column.
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| Liz
Broomfield on BookCrossing |
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Book
Crossing guru, Liz Broomfield has written a really interesting
article about
the Book Crossing phenomena. If you want to find out more
this is a great place to start. We love the idea and have
will be setting loose some copies of all our new titles from
now on.
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| Talking
Shop |
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Martin
Goodman, author of Slippery When Wet Reports
from Africa. |
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| Susie
Vereker |
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Susie
Vereker, author of Pond Lane and Paris has written a short
piece examining how she was inspired to write this, her
debut novel.
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Nicola
Slade
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Now
a fully fledged media babe with a regular radio slot and a
diary jammed full of reading engagements we thought it made
sense to find out what Nicky Slade's first year as a published
novelist has been like. Click
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| Alsion
Hoblyn |
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Alison
Hoblyn author of The Scent of Water waxes lyrical about her
book and her motivation for writing it in this thought provoking
article. |
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| Juliet
Greenwood |
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| Sara
Banerji |
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A
selection of writing
tips put together by Sara Banerji who has had just published
her eighth novel (The Waiting Time) with Transita. In addition
to her writing Sara also teaches courses in creative writing
at Oxford University. |
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| Nicola
Slade |
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| Juliet
Greenwood |
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A
second outing for Juliet
Greenwood this month as she explains what inspired her
to write Elissa's Castle. |
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| Writing
Competition 2005 |
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Read
the winning entries to the Transita Writing Competition here. |
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| Linda
Gillard |
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Our
featured title this month is Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard.
In this
interview Linda gives us an insight into the book and to
the way she approached writing it. |
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| Sue
Moorcroft |
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Sue
Moorcroft, author of Uphill all the way gives explains how
her
"floating childhood" affected the way
she approached writing her new novel. |
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| Reader's
Contribution : Catherine Kirby |
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Our
first featured piece from one of our readers comes from Catherine
Kirby who has sent in one of her short stories - it's called
Eclipsed and you can read it here
and then let us know what you think on our message
boards. |
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| Reader's
Reviews : Linda Priestley |
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Another
new feature on the site this month is a selection of reviews
by our readers.You can read the first few reviews written
by avid Transita reader Linda Priestley here. |
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