Archive - Notes From the Margin with Wendy Pratt

August Mantra: Be Not Afraid of Greatness

On not letting self doubt get in the way of reaching for achievement

Aug 7 •

July 2025

Rejection doesn't happen in an emotional vacuum.

On shredding the clinical negligence letters alongside the lit mag rejection slips.

Jul 31 •

The Write Along Prompt

The Javelin-life and where it lands

Jul 25 •

Lunch Time Write-Along Zoom Link

Come and join me in the zoom room

Jul 24 •

What it Really Takes to Write a Memoir

and why memoir writers are a bit cross right now

Jul 17 •

Life is Short but Art Lasts Long: Edward Collier's 'Parliament'

A Still Life - Ekphrastic Writing Course Part Two

Jul 10 •

July Mantra: The word 'amateur' comes from the latin 'to love'.

Words to live by

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Weekend writing Prompt No. 2

The Fortingall Yew Tree

Jun 27 •

Ghost Lake Rising: My Dad's Last Days Spent Dreaming of the Family Farm

The Route to Ancestry is an Instinct

Jun 26 •

Where Time Becomes Thin:

Locating Yourself in the History of Place - The breadcrumb trail of the place name

Jun 20 •

Miracle of the Solstice

A Poem and a writing prompt for paid subscribers

Jun 19 •

Morning Write-Along Zoom Link

Come and join me in the zoom room

Jun 18 •

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