Category: The writer’s life

The World Turned Upside Down

I had thoughts, I really did. A useful laundry list of wonderful tips for making your prose shine and your plots glitter. But – maybe…

Harry 10 April 2020

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Preserving lemons and study aids

Someone receiving this letter has (I bet) written a book about canning tomatoes and preserving lemons. If so, that book is currently dancing its way…

Harry 3 April 2020

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How to find time to write

Being creative in strange times  We’re living history right now. But the stresses that go alongside that don’t always make us feel very creative. This…

Sarah 31 March 2020

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Coming good sixty years later

Some sixty years ago I just passed my ‘O’ Level History exam and actually took two attempts to pass English Language (but I did pass…

anthony-henderson 30 March 2020

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In palaces, treason

Strange times, old buddies, strange times. It’s sort of nice to be at home with the children. We live on the edge of a village…

Harry 27 March 2020

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Four flaws that could slam the brakes on your writing career

Maximise your writing time and establish positive writing habits **This wasn’t intended as a COVID-19 article but here we are (in lockdown, most likely) and…

cameron859 26 March 2020

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How to Write King Lear

Folks, we can avoid the subject no more. Pandemic is upon us. Around the world, we’re closing our doors to the outside, stocking up on…

Harry 20 March 2020

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Free Jericho Writers premium membership for 14 days

2020 has been quite the whirlwind so far. And at times like these, we find it’s best to stick together.  If you’ve not yet joined…

Holly 19 March 2020

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Grimdark or Noblebright

My book of the moment is Amazon Ads Unleashed – a very useful guide to advertising your book on Amazon. Couple of warnings before you…

Harry 13 March 2020

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Writing flat and writing deep

The book I’m reading in the bath at the moment is the controversial American Dirt. The controversy is a bit silly, I think, but I’m…

Harry 6 March 2020

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