Literary hemlines – a fashion review I got an email recently from someone who had come to us for an editorial review. He found the report helpful and full of insight,… Harry 4 December 2020 15 Comments
Jericho Writers goes global Around the world in words Although our office with the tricky gate is based down a cobbled street in Oxford, our team, our editors and… Esther 1 December 2020 2 Comments
How to make your sentences snap, crackle and pop Last week, as you know, I ran a big free self-editing webinar, which hundreds of you attended. There’s always a lot to pick out of… Harry 27 November 2020 3 Comments
Jericho Writers Black Friday Weekend Offer – 30% off! Hello! If you’ve been thinking of joining Jericho Writers, now is the best time ever to become a member. We have loads of exciting things… Esther 27 November 2020 1 Comment
The red rosette, the silver cup Two weeks ago, I told you, roughly speaking, that you don’t have to be good at everything. You won’t tick every author-marketing box. Your work… Harry 20 November 2020 3 Comments
Going for 9k words picking away at it word by work just short of 9k as we speak. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ErfZfmOlQxGK4haADVmzgDOMrl-JMdG6nBTJdh32co/edit All can leave comments, and I find it easier to… outdoorwanderee 16 November 2020 0 Comments
Of abseiling and avoidance Oh my fine fat furry friends, this time last week, I was stuck. The door to my Shed of Ideas was jammed and I couldn’t… Harry 13 November 2020 133 Comments
Looking at leaves It’s an odd one this week. Normally, I don’t find any difficulty in finding stuff to talk about. There’s a lot I want to say,… Harry 6 November 2020 5 Comments
“Tiny windows into other worlds” – Why we should write short stories. As a child, I dreamt of writing a novel. A good hunk of a book which could also double up as a door stopper. The… M 5 November 2020 46 Comments
National Novel Writing Month Special How to write a book in a month, the NaNoWriMo way If you haven’t heard of it before, National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) is… Esther 3 November 2020 0 Comments