Category: The writer’s life

Calling for published and unpublished writing

The Page Turner Awards, sponsored by ProWritingAid, have launched and many of the categories will be of interest to our community members.  Prizes including publishing…

Holly 3 February 2021

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My little box of annoyances, Part I

Every now and then, it so happens that I get to see the contracts offered by publishers to (mostly) debut authors. And, for the most…

Harry 29 January 2021

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WRITING CHALLENGE: THE GENRE BUZZ

Whether you’re tentatively setting out on your first novel (like me!), knee-deep in edits, or on a mission to find an agent, the genre-question can…

M 28 January 2021

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Where to find affordable and effective marketing for your book

I got an email recently which asked a perfectly sensible question: Does Jericho Writers keep a list of affordable but effective PR and marketing companies…

Harry 22 January 2021

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Working against the grain

I’ve just finished reading a book. I’m not going to name the book, because we don’t need to get into all of that. But it’s…

Harry 15 January 2021

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How to find time to write

Writing around family, work and life-curveballs Does anyone else start the year feeling productive only to have life get in the way? We feel you.…

Esther 12 January 2021

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Man of steel gives blood, finds metaphor

As you know, I have about a million kids and they spend half their lives treating me as a climbing frame. My eldest daughter likes…

Harry 8 January 2021

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How to make this the year you finish your book

Set your writing goal and smash it before July  2020 was… well – let’s just be polite and say that it’s nice to have it…

Esther 5 January 2021

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Writing during the Covid Pandemic

Christmas came and went quietly, as did New Year 2021. I’m stuck at home for most of my time, looking out of the window at…

Gloria 3 January 2021

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Commit, commit!

My normal emails are, as you know, long and baggy. They tell jokes. They digress. Sometimes (goat folding – pah!) they have no practical purpose…

Harry 1 January 2021

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