Fractals, scenes and the bones of the fallen

I’ve been reading a terrific guest post on our blog by our Craig Taylor. (And actually, “guest post” doesn’t feel like quite the right term,…

Harry 7 June 2019

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Today’s inspiration…

Emma 4 June 2019

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Late nights and leakages

I had plans for today, plans that involved some interesting and actually useful work. But – Our boiler sprang a leak. Even with the mains…

Harry 31 May 2019

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The Secret of Style

Voice. It’s the secret sauce of writing. The magical herb that transforms your stew. It’s the leaf of gold in a martini. The lemony brightness.…

Harry 24 May 2019

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Prose-Ode to Waterstones Café, York Minster and a Couple of Streets

I’m sitting upstairs in Waterstones café and trying to switch myself on – slot into gear, slide into alignment – but the dear old brain…

g-fenge 23 May 2019

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How to get published in 2019

Here’s the place to chat about my Friday May 17 email on the routes to publishing in 2019. The blog post I referenced can be…

Harry 17 May 2019

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Do You Keep A Notebook?

The way I see it, blogs are for having a good, general chat. Raise a topic, kick it around, let it take its own momentum.…

g-fenge 14 May 2019

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The days that say no

Here’s the place to talk about today’s email – “The days that say no” – in which I talk about that feeling of reluctance to…

Harry 10 May 2019

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Hello – I’m new here.

Although I have been a semi-active member of Litopia for several years, this is my fist time here. I’ve just finished revisions on my novel…

twynog 8 May 2019

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Voices

Just uploaded one of my unpublished short stories to the Files section on my profile page, just in case anyone’s interested in taking a look.

Jon 7 May 2019

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