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Twisted50 Book Launch Feb 3rd in London… Tickets On Sale Now
Get your posh frock out, your DJ or frankly anything you look deliciously demented wearing, and join us for the official book launch and awards for Twisted50 vol III. When: Feb 3rd, 7pm till late Where: Phoenix Arts C…
Chris Jones · 28 December 2024 · 1 min
Next Create50 Projects… What do YOU think we should do?
If we were to run another writing initiative, what do you think the theme should be? Can you share by taking the short survey below? Thank you SOOOOO much!
Chris Jones · 25 September 2024 · 1 min
I used to believe writing wasn’t a team sport… then I found Create50
Let’s face it—hours of sitting alone, staring at a screen, trying to find the perfect word to capture an emotion only you can picture in your head… it’s not exactly a spectator event. And that was fine by me. I’m a bi…
Claire Rye · 21 September 2024 · 1 min
A great break from writing with writing… Even for a 400 year old vampire!
If you are reading this post on Twisted50, you are most likely a writer, whether an aspiring writer or a 400-year-old vampire writer with 300 years of experience; it doesn’t really matter – we all love the same thing…
Thalia Lagou · 17 September 2024 · 1 min
Mind Your Language by Dee Chilton… Best practice for leaving peer reviews on Twisted50
We’re not taking about *@<!%*# swear words here, We’re talking about effectively communicating feedback to other writers. Regardless of the final outcome of our submissions, taking part in the Create50 initiative is o…
Dee Chilton · 8 July 2024 · 3 min
The Spark by Bethany White
I was studying screenwriting as part of my undergrad degree when I heard about Create50. I always dreaded writing dialogue, and I’d finally come to the decision to focus on refining it within my writing. Little did I…
Bethany White · 21 December 2018 · 3 min
‘Frank’… a story inspired by Create50
Before a friend suggested the Singularity competition, I’d never really written a short story. I ended up submitting four, all featuring the everyman character, Frank. It was great to have two stories short-listed. So…
Chris Jones · 17 November 2018 · 1 min
Family Business by Vera Mark
Writers are weird, in general. Horror writers are twisted. Sci-fi writers are visionaries. Comet writers are… trailblazers? And they’re all part of the Create50 community, my weird, beloved family. I joined Create50 i…
Vera Mark · 7 November 2018 · 2 min
Finding Your Confidence by Ashlee Renz-Hotz
The Create50 community imparts something incredibly valuable to its writers – almost like finding gold at the end of a rainbow. Not only does it instill a sense of accomplishment, bringing an urgency to write, but als…
Chris Jones · 15 November 2017 · 1 min
