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
Genre focus: Crime, mystery and suspense How to write a killer crime novel I’m going to level with you – I’m not the expert on writing crime fiction. Fortunately, we have… Esther 24 November 2020 0 Comments
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
How to show (not tell) The tricky line between ‘showing’ and ‘telling’ in your writing I could tell you what’s in this newsletter… Or, I could show you. FREE… Esther 17 November 2020 0 Comments
Skipping days in a story In my travelogue it sometimes is… not important, but for flow to skip days at a time in my story. I find it generally easy… outdoorwanderee 16 November 2020 7 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
How to write a prize-winning short story Short wordcount – high bar When written well, short stories can squeeze entire lives into just a few thousand words. They can be as rich… Esther 10 November 2020 0 Comments
Couldn’t resist I couldn’t resist going through my writing and tweaking what I had and just sent my 6 chapters through Grammarly, it found almost 200 mistakes,… outdoorwanderee 7 November 2020 7 Comments