Britwriters blog

[julesjones]

A group of British writers, including yours truly, have a new group blog at Britwriters, which you can find syndicated on LJ at the Britwriters LJ feed. To quote one of the fine people who came up with the idea for the blog:

If you're from the UK and you're a published author, and you're looking for a place to promote your books, then the new Britwriters Blog might be for you.

http://wulfwaru.wordpress.com/

If you're not from the UK, but you've considered writing a book set in Britain - whether a contemporary or a historical - then this blog should have something to interest you too. And if you're not a writer but you're just interested in our peculiar little country, I'm hoping this will also give you an occasional giggle ;)

More details here: http://alex-beecroft.livejournal.com/28328.html

I've just posted my first article, a piece about considering cultural differences when writing for a mixed US/UK audience. I'll mirror it here and on my WordPress book blog, but you'll find the original here: http://wulfwaru.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/writing-culture-clash/

Comments

[luscious-words.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I must mark that. It is definitely of interest to me. Thanks for sharing!

[esmeraldus-neo.livejournal.com]

Set up an LJ RSS feed?

[julesjones]

Thanks for the reminder -- there is one, but I'd forgotten to mention it. Now in the main post, but also: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/britwriters/

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Looks intersting. Only had time to read your piece tonight, but I'm going to subscribe to the feed.

[julesjones]

Be warned that a lot of it's just general burble about things like allotments and village fairs. It's something that you might want to friend so you can find it again, but not have on your default view.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

I did wonder, based on some of the other posts. I'll definitely keep an eye on it, though.

[the-hunter.livejournal.com]

May I promote this in my writing *Bloggers with Bookdeals* forum, please? I have many friends who would be interested, including Caroline Smailes, Tom Reynolds et al.

[julesjones]

Go ahead, but one request from the mods -- please make it clear that posting membership is only for British writers, or writers who are long-term or permanently resident in Britain. They've already had several requests from writers who spent a few months or a year in the UK a few years ago and think that this makes them qualified to post on a blog about British life and culture. :-)

The other item that's not entirely clear from Alex's initial post -- the blog's not primarily to talk about yourself and your books, but to give a perspective on British life, and writing from a British viewpoint (Tom's posts about life in the London ambulance service would be an excellent example). Self-promo is welcome as part of the package, but shouldn't be the only thing posted.