Packing the bags

When I was a lad, and the sun shone hot, and water was bluer and the grass was greener, I used to do a fair…

Harry 10 May 2024

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A question from me to you

Folks, Mostly I write these emails according to whatever wind, breeze, draught or zephyr happens to be in my mind at the moment I start…

Harry 3 May 2024

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Aim. Add. Subtract.

Folks, this is the last Friday in April, which means it’s the last Friday in our self-editing month, which means that this is the last…

Harry 26 April 2024

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How to turn your novel into puff pastry

This week – on Tuesday if you really have to know – I did a live event for Premium Members, in which I did some…

Harry 19 April 2024

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Training the beast

A slightly niche topic this week, but an important one. On the whole, new writers think, “I have to make sales. It doesn’t matter who…

Harry 12 April 2024

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The luck of the draw

Because I’m charging around in Wales with the kids – I’m going to keep it short this week. One thought and one thought only: There’s…

Harry 5 April 2024

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The dark thunder of the synopsis gods

Last week’s Feedback Friday was all about synopses, so we’ll talk synopsis in a moment … except that first, obviously, we need to deal with…

Harry 22 March 2024

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11 boxes, 2 imps, 1 owl

The theme for this week’s Write with Jericho coursework is settings, and I’ll have more to say on that topic later. But first, I have…

Harry 22 March 2024

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One week of hassle – walking the Talk V

Today I am wearing: Gleaming leather boots, in blackSilk pantaloons in duck-egg blueA ruffled shirt worn open to mid-chestA tattoo, only somewhat visible, of a…

Harry 8 March 2024

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The comeliest daughter – walking the Talk IV

Today, I put on a pair of deerskin breeches, a red coat with tails, and a kepi, adorned with a fistful of white ostrich feathers.…

Harry 1 March 2024

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