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 0 Comments
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 8 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 1 Comment
Arranging tables – and the importance of making readers work Well, golly gosh, I thought last week’s Feedback Friday was interesting – and brave for the good souls who took part. We asked people to… Harry 14 March 2025 4 Comments
AI, a Viking longship and the future of writing For a long time, I’ve held off writing about the impact of AI on what we do. Partly, none of us knows the answer and… Harry 7 March 2025 3 Comments
Don’t just do something, stand there A new air, a fresh day, the first narcissi and a sense of spring. The Write with Jericho course no longer occupies these emails –… Harry 28 February 2025 5 Comments
Showing, telling and breaking the rules This week is a good and beautiful week, but also a sad week; a week that enters with the last note of a bugle fading… Harry 21 February 2025 0 Comments
A shimmering green gown & an unreliable smile This week is a good and beautiful week, one of the best weeks ever. And why? Because it is Week #3 of our Write with… Harry 14 February 2025 0 Comments