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A love letter to exhausted writers...
Katie Huttlestone - author of 'A Healthy Appetite' - shares a love letter to the exhausted writer. My debut novel is well on its way to arriving in the world and I’ve never felt more exhausted. It’s frustrating really. At a time I should be jumping for joy I’m in bed by 8pm, willing myself to engage online and write more and better, all while teaching and attending my hospital appointments. Every one of us writers have something that zaps our energy away from the page. If it
May 114 min read


How to get published
How to get published. A step by step insight into the steps one writer took to get published.
Dec 30, 20256 min read


How to Overcome Writer's Block
Winning strategies to write your masterpiece by guest blogger, Louise Kaestner. You’re staring at the word processor, stomach torn in shreds from the inside out. A deadline looms, whether it is for an assignment or a social media post. A wayward raven screams from outside your room, landing on the sill, its beak clattering on the glass. Bile rises in the back of your throat. Veins throb in your forehead. Sirens scream in the distance. Your world crashes before around you. The
Dec 14, 20254 min read
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Submit Your Manuscript: A writing competition with a difference
How is Ascent Novel Prize different to other writing prizes?
May 30, 20252 min read
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