5000 writing prompts? There must be at least one in there that will pique my interest. Thankfully there is, and all being well, I will pique your interest with it too.

This week is a round-up of the websites and YouTube channels I use for inspiration and recommendations for writing.

I spend much time on YouTube, which is good and bad. Getting trapped in those YouTube wormholes, and minutes later, there's no writing.

There, I came across the websites that have inspired my writing and productivity.

William Gallagher is a real writing hero of mine and many others and is an all-around inspiration to everybody to get out there and write.

https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamGallagher

His opening lines to his weekly 58Keys broadcast are the best,

"Hello, I'm William Gallagher, and this is 58Keys, which, as ever, as always is for writers like you and me, who use and write on Macs, iPhones and iPads."

And it does what it says on the tin! It's where I learnt about Focus on the MacBook and iPhone which stops you from going down aforesaid YouTube wormholes!

A full-time Freelance Writer, William has many achievements on his CV. For those who can remember Ceefax, William wrote those pages. He's written radio scripts for Dr Who and is a regular writer and guest on Apple Insider.

William has been Deputy Chair of the Writers Guild of Great Britain. He is a mine of information for the writer, and I have spent many hours on Zoom, feverishly typing away on his Two Biscuit writing sprints. They are fantastic for my productivity. William encourages young writers and regularly runs workshops.

William also has his blog, http://williamgallagher.com/selfdistract/ . The latest posts drop on a Friday morning.

Also on YouTube is Mark Ellis, https://www.youtube.com/@MarkEllisReviews Mark reviews Apple products and all sorts of tech. His honest approach and diligent research are really valuable when looking for tech to purchase. I have used some of his recommendations for Apps, proving really useful.

Martin Sketchley https://www.youtube.com/@sketchley is chair of the West Midlands Branch of the Writers Guild of Great Britain. VLOGGER, published novelist, writer, editor and Royal Literary Fund Fellow with 30 years' experience across business, fiction, other non-fiction, scriptwriting and education, Martin has a wonderful channel about ( and I quote), journaling tips, morning pages, reviews, prompts and insights into writing, creativity, productivity, mindfulness, reviews of products, and how to live a more analogue life in the digital age!

I certainly get my journaling tips from Martin, and like William, he also has a web page, https://martinsketchley.com/blog/ . I recommend journaling to anyone. It is a very relaxing form of writing. All you need to journal is a pen and paper. However, at the moment, although I have several journaling notebooks, I currently use an app called Day One, and I love it.

I've probably bored you enough with my novel Beasting Dartmoor, but nothing is boring whatsoever about Jenny Kane and her site https://www.imaginecreativewriting.co.uk/. 

Jenny and her colleague Alison have several courses on offer, and the testimonials speak for themselves. They are worth signing up for after participating in a couple of them.

These are the go-to sites that I regularly use for my writing and writing tech guidance. Indeed, without finding William, I wouldn't have the productivity of writing and the fun that I have achieved my goals. I will fulfil my long-held wish to publish a book with Jenny's support and guidance. 

I love writing. It's good for my well-being.

I hope that these sites will pique your writing interests too.