Hey, I’m back!

Hey, how is everyone? Been gone for a while. Whilst trying to juggle the festival and my own novel, I decided to take a break…

sibongile.makuza 4 September 2020

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“It’s Dialogue Day,” he jabbered.

OK, youse. It’s Dialogue Day – based on your submissions to Townhouse. I realise, already, that I’m going to have to write a little dialogue…

Harry 4 September 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Villains

I am wondering how much mystery I should keep surrounding my villain. I notice lots of authors hold the cards close to their chest when…

lukeswensen 28 August 2020

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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

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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

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New member/old story

Hi everyone.  Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before.  I had a good idea for a novel. I started writing. I wrote…

sam.tarr 20 August 2020

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