My Father’s Story Is the Root Narrative of Humanity

In the summer of 1938, my grandmother gave birth to her fourth child, my father. He would be the youngest in the family with two…

Magdalen 29 September 2022

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Welcome to Townhouse!

Welcome Townhouse Members. Whether you’re a Free Member or a Premium Member (those who pay a monthly or yearly fee for extra features), Townhouse is…

Polly 28 September 2022

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EDITORS UNEDITED: Rosie Walker

Rosie has been with us for less than a year, but it only took one editorial report to prove that she’s got the goods. She…

Elsie 12 September 2022

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EDITORS UNEDITED: Russel McLean

We just love Russel. He’s been working with Jericho since 2014 which (in his words) ‘officially makes [him] old’ and (in our words) makes him…

Elsie 29 August 2022

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A tale of two authors

A cheaty email this week, because I’m stealing most of the content. Here’s a (lightly edited) email from – well, we’ll call him the Earl…

Harry 26 August 2022

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How to Get Inspired

Has there ever been a more frustrating curse to befall a writer than lack of inspiration? You might think that some people are just born…

Esther 23 August 2022

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Is your writing just a hobby?

Last week, I got this email from a writer – we will call him Mitch. And I believe that Mitch lives on a ranch in…

Harry 19 August 2022

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Giants eating giants

It wasn’t that long ago since the largest publishers were collectively referred to as the Big 6. In 2013, however, the two largest companies in…

Harry 12 August 2022

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EDITORS UNEDITED: Louise Walters

Louise has worked with us at Jericho Writers for 5 years, working across a vast array of genres including literary and historical fiction. As well…

Elsie 8 August 2022

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Fake mouldings, potted palms

Last week, I wrote a ‘Pears, walnuts, blue cheese’ email, the gist of which was that if you need to characterise a minor character fast,…

Harry 5 August 2022

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