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Category: The craft of writing

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
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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
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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
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A simple, repeatable joy

My last email was grumpy. Bah humbug. A silver cane waved menacingly at orphans. This email is festive. A Merry Christmas to us all! A…
Harry 20 December 2024
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The easiest technique in fiction

Lots of things in writing are hard. One thing in particular is very, very easy… but it’s astonishingly neglected by a lot of writers. Here’s…
Harry 6 December 2024
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How to Sell A Book, if you’re Billy No-Mates

Last week, I explained that the trick of selling on Amazon is to achieve steadily growing traffic and sales over 4-7 days. In effect, you’re…
Harry 1 November 2024
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How to Sell A Book, if you’re a robot

Over the last couple of weeks, we thought about how to sell books the traditional way – print books sold through physical bookstores. The short…
Harry 25 October 2024
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How to Sell A Book, if you’re a portly gentleman running for a door

Last week, I talked about how print-led publishing is essentially dominated by the battle to secure retail space.  If your book gets a really good…
Harry 18 October 2024
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The corpse on the page

Last week, I said: “As you write, and as you edit, you are faced with 1,000,000 choices: again and again and again. Are you happy…
Harry 27 September 2024
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Hunting for vowels in Bryngwyn

Who do you write for? I mean, readers, yes, obviously. But who? Your mum? That old English teacher you loved? Crime fans in general? People…
Harry 20 September 2024
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  1. jackbeal on The great books you can’t write (and the one that you can)19 May 2025

    I’ve spent so much time thinking I need to write something “great” instead of just writing what feels real. The…

  2. jackbeal on The great books you can’t write (and the one that you can)19 May 2025

    Thanks!

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    Very interesting perspective on how to improve my writing without overcomplicating things. The advice about trusting your voice and reading…

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    Cool!

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    If a picture paints a thousand words, how many does a picture of a thousand words paint? I've often wondered.

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