Category: The writer’s life

A chatter of monkeys

Mostly, as you know (you know, you know),  These emails are long (too long! too long!),  But then again (and again and again),  At least…

Harry 20 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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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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This be the email

A short one today. And a little bonus. The bonus is that I’m doing a FREE webinar today at 12.00. The theme is elevator pitches…

Harry 29 November 2024

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How to Sell A Book, if you have the right mindset

We’ve spent seven weeks thinking about how to sell books. In my last seven emails to you, we have reviewed:  If you are confident you…

Harry 22 November 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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Nuisance emails from Margot & Ryan

Hello writers, we have TWO tasks in this week’s email. If you want to take part in this week’s Feedback Friday, keep reading to find…

Harry 5 July 2024

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National service! More frogs! Better porridge!

Oh glory of glories, it’s election time in the UK, a summer election whose most notable emblem so far is a Prime Minister getting fabulously…

Harry 31 May 2024

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The author with two brains

All authors need two brains. The first (the lovely one) is the writing brain. This gives you your purpose, your depth, your flow, your joy.…

Harry 24 May 2024

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The Elephant and the Technophobe

We’re talking (mostly) Tools this month – and Feedback Friday is going to hammer relentlessly at that topic, even when these emails decide to go…

Harry 17 May 2024

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