How to win a writing competition What makes a prize-winning story? Entering writing competitions can be a brilliant way to build your writing CV and confidence as a writer, with the… Sarah 1 September 2020 0 Comments
Hello Hello everyone. I’m chuffed to have been accepted onto the course, and can’t wait for it to start. Didn’t realise that it has already opened… Julie 30 August 2020 0 Comments
I can relate. In order to be successful at wrestling you can’t rely on sight, your reaction will be too slow. You have to react to what you… lukeswensen 29 August 2020 0 Comments
The beauty of Big Time – and a dialogue request I was going to talk dialogue this week, only then I noticed the date. The last Friday of August, a tipping point for the year.… Harry 28 August 2020 115 Comments
The key to strong literary prose How to make your literary writing sing Good literary fiction is built on beautiful prose and unique style. This newsletter delves into what makes prose… Sarah 25 August 2020 1 Comment
Oh holy land of research I’m a crime writer, a genre famous for its gritty realism. Raymond Chandler and his important predecessor, Dashiell Hammett, took the crime novel away from… Harry 21 August 2020 7 Comments
KDP’s best kept secrets It occurred to me today, as I’m preparing for our next publication (more on that soon!), how tricky the KDP dashboard is to navigate when… Rachael 17 August 2020 3 Comments
Chasing monkeys This week, I had a plan. I had an actual plan for what to write to you about – a plan inspired by a publishing… Harry 14 August 2020 4 Comments
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The three page novel A friend of mine is a painter. He was in a grump the other day because he’d been working all morning on a new canvas,… Harry 7 August 2020 3 Comments