AI, a Viking longship and the future of writing For a long time, I’ve held off writing about the impact of AI on what we do. Partly, none of us knows the answer and… Harry 7 March 2025 1 Comment
Don’t just do something, stand there A new air, a fresh day, the first narcissi and a sense of spring. The Write with Jericho course no longer occupies these emails –… Harry 28 February 2025 5 Comments
Feedback Guidelines As part of this writing community, offering thoughtful and constructive feedback to others is a key way you can help other authors to grow and… Tanya 21 February 2025 0 Comments
Showing, telling and breaking the rules This week is a good and beautiful week, but also a sad week; a week that enters with the last note of a bugle fading… Harry 21 February 2025 0 Comments
A shimmering green gown & an unreliable smile This week is a good and beautiful week, one of the best weeks ever. And why? Because it is Week #3 of our Write with… Harry 14 February 2025 0 Comments
Twinkling in the half-sunlight This week saw the launch of Week #2 of our Write with Jericho course. (It’s free to Premium members, naturally. If you’re not a member… Harry 7 February 2025 0 Comments
The porpoise in every scene Novels are necklaces. We talk a lot about the structure of a plot, and stress about it, and we’re right to talk and stress because… Harry 31 January 2025 0 Comments
Conveying your characters’ feelings (effectively) Last week’s email was all about staying close to character and I ended, in a way I seldom do, by being a bit mean about… Harry 24 January 2025 0 Comments
Car windscreens and fallen magnolia petals One of the bits of feedback I give most – and really, I’d want to give it almost all the time, on auto-repeat – is:… Harry 17 January 2025 1 Comment
The great books you can’t write (and the one that you can) Most nights, I watch a bit of TV with the missus before bed. She does not get ready as fast as I do, so I… Harry 10 January 2025 4 Comments