Editorial
Our extended digital edition is packed with extra content for you to enjoy !
Welcome to the digital edition of Writer ’ s Block . This extended version of the magazine offers you fulllength articles , additional content , image galleries and video footage not available in our printed output . Hopefully you find something to inspire your own work from amongst the collection of artists , initiatives and events we have put together . It is my opinion that ‘ writer ’ s block ’ does not only belong to authors , it is an affliction of all creative people at one point or another . It is that frustrating lack of fresh ideas , when it feels as though your brain has become stagnant . Of course there are numerous courses , I think it is important to consider the media we expose ourselves to as an important , though perhaps unwitting , influence upon our creativity . Today we are endlessly confronted to products of mass culture , many of which , unfortunately suffer from an element of the lowest common denominator it terms of their artistic quality . We have selected a collection of innovative and unconventional creative works to break this cycle of over exposure . The issue takes its cover image from Oscar Sancho Nin , one of the artists featured on New Blood Art . An online venture established to give art students a helping hand , offering them a platform to finance their studies which makes the most of their talents . There is more on Sancho Nin and his peers on page 6 . Read interviews from John Forrest , Gill Wright and our ‘ Student in the Stoplight ’ Hannah Freier . John is the Director and Founder of ‘ Insight ’ film festival , after spending years making religious programming for the BBC John decided it was time the film industry opened up a debate surrounding religious faith in modern society . ‘ Insight ’ offers a platform for filmic pieces with a religious theme , make sure you watch last year ’ s ‘ Best in Festival ’ on page 16 to get a flavour of what the event has to offer . Gill Wright updates us on the restoration of Victoria Baths , and all the venue has to offer to the arts ; whilst Hannah discusses the merits of her degree and her directorial aspirations . Our digital edition is packed with extras , I hope you enjoy reading it !
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