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Writing Advice • 7th September 2023

How do I feel better about criticism?

Here are three tricks to making it easier to hear feedback on your WIP or your writing.

Writing Advice • 5th September 2023

One star reviews of bestsellers to feel better about criticism

Six bestselling books that were given some bad reviews to make you feel better about your first bad review.

Writing Advice • 18th August 2023

4 Ways to Beat Writer's Block (For Poets)

Four great methods of beating writer's block when you can't find inspiration or that will to write poetry.

Awarded Best Student Media Feature for 2023!

Managed to maintain a four-year streak of awards for my work with Lancaster University student media

Finding Folklore at Sedbergh Book Festival

Working with a team from Lancaster University English Literature & Creative Writing department to put a literary event together - what else, but folklore and fairytales!

Journalism Milestone: Reporting Underwater!

The weirdest reporting gig of my career, so far.

A sneak peak of the biggest theatre programme I've worked on

It's so exciting to be back on the production team of a play. This time it's the original musical, The Lost Songbird, written and created by a student right here at Lancaster University.

Saying goodbye to a fallen hero (my laptop)

34,000 words this year. 180,000~ words last year (with Copify). 34,000 in second year. 28,000 in first year. Small wonder my laptop looks like this.

12th April 2023

Walking 21 miles to raise money for The Birchall Trust

Without this charity organisation that supports the victims of sexual abuse and rape, I can confidently say that I would not be the person I am today. The counselling service they offer helped me get back on my feet and gave me my life back.

Our team just awarded Highly Commended for Best National Sports Section!

Being recognised as second-best Sports Section in the UK is a phenomenal amount of recognition for my work on the 2022 Roses special issue of SCAN: Student Comment and News as Associate Editor and Head of Design.

15th March 2023

Lincolnshire's 30 Under 30!

"There is no doubt Elizabeth Train-Brown is destined for greatness in the world of writing."