Meet the two ‘movers and shakers’ behind The Write Site.
We’ll let you decide which one of us shakes and which one moves – answers on a postcard…
Maria Bligh
Maria Bligh has a BA in Creative Writing & Philosophy and is a qualified coach. She’s written for music, travel, psychology and general interest magazines and been published in book form. She’s travelled the world as a presenter and coached hundreds of people to follow in her footsteps. Her goal with The Write Site is to provide a platform for writers at all stages of their calling to be seen, heard and encouraged without having to vie for mainstream publishers to notice them, without having to wait for months (or years) to have writing scheduled and without having to outlay a huge amount of money just to get into print.
Maria looks forward to supporting you on your writing journey.
Lyn Funnell
Lyn had very successful careers as an Air Hostess, Sales Rep, (she was one of only a couple of women. She beat all the men regularly, becoming the Top Rep in the UK and second in the world) before catering took over. She did everything from the washing-up, to Silver Service Waitress and Chef. At times, she had to cook the meal, dash round the other side and Silver Serve it! She collected many interesting recipes while she worked. In between all this, she wrote as often as she could, building up a reputation as a published short story writer, (Horror and a twist in the tale) and Poet. She has appeared as a Performing Poet, and a Demo Chef. Then she discovered the world of the Food & Travel Writer. And that’s what she has continued doing to this day. She still collects interesting recipes from different countries.
Lyn enjoys entering competitions and submitting her original recipes. She’s scooped first prize in many competitions, including the Good Housekeeping Millenium Menu, Fruits of France, Bernard Matthews Turkey Recipe, and appeared on BBC’s The One Show Spag Bol contest in which she came second, which makes her Britain’s Spag Bol Queen!
After several years of being messed around by editors, and with many contacts, Lyn formed her own online magazine, vowing to treat her writers fairly and do everything possible to further their careers, publicise their books, and more. She attracted a group of excellent regular writers and the magazine went from strength to strength! Lyn has several published books on Amazon. Her publisher is Michael Terence Publishing.