The Wednesday Writers, Todmorden's premier bi-weekly pub-based writing group, returns with their seventh collection of short stories, poems and play scripts representing the best of their work from 2016. Here you will find tales of birth and bereavement, magic and Meccano (R) and a decent smattering of dragon. You can travel from Portugal to America without ever leaving the lush surroundings of the Calder Valley.

They died in each other's arms, but their secrets did not die with them. Shocking truths about their past are uncovered through the Wednesday letters.

A preschooler marks the progress of her day, not by the clock but by what happens after lunch, after nap, after swimming, after the library - and after Daddy comes home. She doesn't map her neighborhood by street signs, either. Her morning walk to see dogs in the park takes her past the cat outside the deli, past her friend Errolyn's building and the daycare where she used to go when she was little, and down the block to the bagel store. The sounds, tastes, smells, and sights of a multiethnic Brooklyn neighborhood, as seen through a child's eyes and captured with enchanting pictures by debut illustrator Lauren Castillo, will encourage children to make their own sensory maps and list the events in their daily schedules.

Writing Tip Wednesday: The Writing Craft Handbook Strong writing craft is the foundation of a good book. Punctuation, grammar, writing technique, and preparing for publication are all part of writing craft. This compilation of Mellanie Szereto’s Writing Tip Wednesday blog posts addresses these topics and encourages writers to learn and improve their craft along the road to publication. From commas to hyphens and active vs. passive sentence structure to misplaced modifiers, review proper punctuation and grammar for clean narrative and dialogue. From character arc to POV and self-editing to identifying genre, learn writing technique and how to prepare a solid manuscript for any publishing path. Writing Tip Wednesday: The Writing Career Handbook A writing career consists of much more than the simple sit-in-the-chair-and-write approach. Knowing the ins and outs of contracts, social media, and author branding is vital to getting, being, and staying published, no matter the chosen path to publication. Education, writers’ block, and fear of failure—and success—all contribute to the delicate balance, along with the business aspects of writing and dealing with reviews and piracy. This compilation of Mellanie Szereto’s Writing Tip Wednesday blog posts addresses these and many other topics related to creating, growing, and maintaining a healthy writing career. Writing Tip Wednesday: The Self-Publishing Handbook With all the choices in the publishing world today, many authors are self-publishing, either as the sole means of getting their work to readers or as hybrid authors with more than one publishing avenue. Writing books comes first and last, making it an ongoing and vital part of a successful career path. While self-publishing offers writers another choice on the road to publication, it requires hard work and knowledge about topics like covers, ISBNs, and metadata. Education is essential for a creating a professional product. This compilation of Mellanie Szereto’s Writing Tip Wednesday blog posts on self-publishing guides authors through a comprehensive to-do list, including step-by-step instructions and images for formatting and conversion software.

Strong writing craft is the foundation of a good book. Punctuation, grammar, writing technique, and preparing for publication are all part of writing craft. This compilation of Mellanie Szereto’s Writing Tip Wednesday blog posts addresses these topics and encourages writers to learn and improve their craft along the road to publication. From commas to hyphens and active vs. passive sentence structure to misplaced modifiers, review proper punctuation and grammar for clean narrative and dialogue. From character arc to POV and self-editing to identifying genre, learn writing technique and how to prepare a solid manuscript for any publishing path.

This is the fourth anthology from the busy Todmorden Writers' Group who meet in the centre of Todmorden every two weeks on a Wednesday, thus the name: Wednesday's Writer. Bringing the best of the years new writing, this colletion offers poetry and prose to entertain, delight, shock and even place an occasional tear in your eye.

The second anthology of new writing from the Todmorden Writers' Group. Another opportunity to appreciate the creative talents of a group who have made a name for themselves in competitions both locally and across the nation. Among the eighteen succulent pieces presented in this feast of writing are stories to thrill, poems to chill and fiction that will bring tears of laughter and sorrow. Perfect for dipping or enjoying as a full meal, this compilation has something to appeal to everyone's taste buds.

The Sixth Anthology from the Wednesday Writers, so called due to their love of meeting on a Wednesday and sharing their creative talents over a beer or two. This collection features work from group throughout 2015 with the usual heady mix of love, death and aliens.

A year’s worth of daily writing prompts, exercises, advice and motivation to increase creativity and overcome resistance. Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, screenplays or poetry, or simply trying to keep a more compelling journal or blog, this invaluable volume will get your creative juices flowing. Beautifully designed with a cloth-bound cover and ribbon place marker, it’s filled with 365 inspiring quotations and informative tutorials to help you develop your unique voice. Each day of the week focuses on a different aspect of the writing life, from the business of writing, to the nuts and bolts of editing, to tips and tricks for getting past writer’s block.