Category: The writer’s life

The scent of coffee and the market for lemons

Imagine opening a fresh jar of instant coffee. Think about popping through the film that seals the jar and smelling the aroma underneath. What do…

Harry 12 March 2021

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Ambiguity and how to make the reader work

As youse know, I’m reading Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle at the moment. (I’m three-quarters of the way through and still enjoying it.) And…

Harry 5 March 2021

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The idea of a lute

My wife doesn’t often recommend books to me, but she did recently. The book is I Capture The Castle, by Dodie Smith, written in America…

Harry 26 February 2021

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Why genres don’t matter

Plenty of writers stress over genres: What genre is my book? Yes, there’s a death, but it’s not really a crime story. And there’s a…

Harry 19 February 2021

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Stuff that’s spinning round in my head

Hiya,  Just thought I’d try to get some stuff out of my head and onto something else, so that I can forget about it. I…

Robert 12 February 2021

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Between you and I – a word on grammar

Today’s email landed in two quite distinct set of inboxes. One group of inboxes belongs to a group of (friendly, relaxed, good-spirited) people who thought,…

Harry 12 February 2021

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WRITER SUPPORT TEAM INTERVIEW: BOOKSTAGRAM

Bookstagram. What is it? And why should you know about it? Two members of our Writer Support Team, Polly and Elsie, are dedicated bookstagrammers and…

M 10 February 2021

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Brilliant bursary opportunity for under-represented writers!

At Jericho Writers, we believe that every writer should have access to the best advice, tools and opportunities to take their writing further. That’s why…

Holly 9 February 2021

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My little box of annoyances, Part II

Last week, oh ye hungry seekers of knowledge, we talked about publishing contracts and the snares that lie therein. If you missed that email, you…

Harry 5 February 2021

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Hello, how are you?

Hey guys, I’m so sorry you haven’t heard from me in a while. It’s been really stressful back home with my parents getting a divorce…

sibongile.makuza 3 February 2021

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