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How I actually edit (III)

Over the last couple of weeks, in celebration of our new Introduction to Self-Editing video course, I’ve spoken about how I (repeatedly and compulsively) correct…

Harry 23 May 2025

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How I actually edit (II)

Last week, I talked about my micro-editing habit. This week, we expand a bit. The kind of editing I’m going to talk about here is…

Harry 16 May 2025

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How I actually edit (I)

With the first lesson of our brand new Premium Member course Introduction to Self-Editing launching this week, I thought I’d share my own editing process…

Harry 9 May 2025

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You Impostor! You fake! You dunce!

This month, we’re talking editing. Indeed, if you’re a Premium Member, I very much hope you’ll trot along to my live-editing workshop this coming Tuesday.…

Harry 2 May 2025

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An open embrace

OK, battle of the clichés. Which is truer: “You can’t judge a book by its cover” or “A picture is worth a 1000 words”? Well,…

Harry 25 April 2025

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The crown of my life

I yap on a lot about novels in these emails: I’ve written plenty of novels; I like writing them; the vast majority of you guys…

Harry 18 April 2025

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A line of green lamps

All agents have passions. At our Festival once – late at night and after plenty of wine – one agent started listing hers. I know…

Harry 11 April 2025

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A black shirt and glops of golden yoghurt

As you’d expect, there’s quite a lot of research into what makes people buy stuff. And, as you’d expect, writers are mostly very, very, very…

Harry 4 April 2025

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The ghost in your query

Last week, we talked about query letters and I asked you to pop your draft letters up on Townhouse for feedback. That’s always an illuminating…

Harry 28 March 2025

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How to hire a plumber

Last week, we dealt with hyper-intelligent beings in the form of robots. This week, we turn to… literary agents. The gist of this email is…

Harry 21 March 2025

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