Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

Have you stared at a blank page (or screen) for over an hour? Did you erase or throw away every idea that came to mind? …

ashleyc 13 March 2021

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Building wrong to build it right

One particular joy I have as a writer and a reader is sentences that work, because they don’t. Here’s an example (from Dodie Smith again,…

Esther 12 March 2021

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The scent of coffee and the market for lemons

Imagine opening a fresh jar of instant coffee. Think about popping through the film that seals the jar and smelling the aroma underneath. What do…

Harry 12 March 2021

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April is Self-Publishing Month!

Announcing a month of events for indie authors We‚Äôre pleased to announce that April is going to be dedicated to the indie revolution ‚Äì featuring…

Esther 9 March 2021

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Ambiguity and how to make the reader work

As youse know, I’m reading Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle at the moment. (I’m three-quarters of the way through and still enjoying it.) And…

Harry 5 March 2021

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Four ways to get published this Getting Published month

It‚Äôs Getting Published month at Jericho Writers!¬† We‚Äôve got a whole MONTH of brilliant events lines up exclusively for members this March focusing on traditional…

Esther 2 March 2021

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The idea of a lute

My wife doesn’t often recommend books to me, but she did recently. The book is I Capture The Castle, by Dodie Smith, written in America…

Harry 26 February 2021

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Writing the past, present and future

How to travel seamlessly through time in your writing  Whether it’s through genre, tense or flashback – we writers love travelling through time in our…

Esther 23 February 2021

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5 Things To Know About Book Publicists

So, you‚Äôre getting published. Your agent has persuaded a publisher to take on your book ‚Äì job done, right? Wrong (and a good thing too,…

Elsie 22 February 2021

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Why genres don’t matter

Plenty of writers stress over genres: What genre is my book? Yes, there’s a death, but it’s not really a crime story. And there’s a…

Harry 19 February 2021

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