Get well soon!… Michael Rosen, the much loved author of We Are Going on a Bear Hunt, was told he ‘might not wake up’ when he was put… donnacosta 29 June 2020 0 Comments
First post! About my new novel, a sci-fi thriller with a Victorian Steampunk setting aboard a spaceship, ooh~ Hello, anyone and everyone reading this! I’m a complete newbie, so please be patient with me if I take a while getting used to forum… anthonyedenwrites 28 June 2020 0 Comments
The walls of time and space Really interesting feedback on our excursion into the present tense last week. More on that – sort of – in a bit. But first may… Harry 26 June 2020 3 Comments
Get your discounted Summer Festival of Writing Latecomer ticket Connect with some of the biggest names in global publishing plus a thousand other writers at the Summer Festival of Writing – now with up… Holly 25 June 2020 0 Comments
WRITING with PURPOSE So… what’s your story about? Someone I’d just met at a writers’ meeting once asked me this question, and without much thought I enthusiastically started… donnacosta 24 June 2020 42 Comments
Announcing the Ultimate Novel Writing Course 2020-21 We wanted to create the ultimate novel writing course. A course that contains all the traditional tutoring of a professional MA, but super-charged with mentoring;… Holly 24 June 2020 2 Comments
How to bring your characters to life The art of making fictional characters seem real Ever had a character stay with you, long after you’ve finished a book? This newsletter delves into… Sarah 23 June 2020 2 Comments
Townhouse member to be published by Michael Joseph after six-way auction Our very own Laure Van Rensburg (L.) is in The Bookseller today as her debut novel, The Downfall has been acquired in by Michael Joseph… Holly 22 June 2020 0 Comments
My office-grey pencil skirt A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, people used to write in the past tense. In the galaxy we live in today,… Harry 19 June 2020 18 Comments
How to find your writing voice What do we mean by ‘voice’? You’ll often hear agents say the main thing they’re looking for in an opening page is a compelling ‘voice’.… Sarah 16 June 2020 0 Comments