Category: The craft of writing

The pedantry and the poetry (Editing Series V)

For the past four weeks, I’ve talked in detail about how I personally edit a book. Today, I’m still talking about editing, but I want…

Harry 6 June 2025

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How I actually edit (I)

With the first lesson of our brand new Premium Member course Introduction to Self-Editing launching this week, I thought I’d share my own editing process…

Harry 9 May 2025

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The crown of my life

I yap on a lot about novels in these emails: I’ve written plenty of novels; I like writing them; the vast majority of you guys…

Harry 18 April 2025

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Arranging tables – and the importance of making readers work

Well, golly gosh, I thought last week’s Feedback Friday was interesting – and brave for the good souls who took part. We asked people to…

Harry 14 March 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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