Playing chess with pigeons We had a nice exercise on Feedback Friday last week – all about finding the romance between him and her, when one of the two… Harry 21 June 2024 2 Comments
A floaty green dress and sandals We think romance is about him and her, right? That it’s Lizzie and Darcy dancing at a ball, emotions pushing at each other. Scarlett O’Hara… Harry 14 June 2024 0 Comments
Tin mugs and plenty of tea This week marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. And yes, the military significance of those landings looms a little larger in Anglo-American eyes… Harry 7 June 2024 4 Comments
National service! More frogs! Better porridge! Oh glory of glories, it’s election time in the UK, a summer election whose most notable emblem so far is a Prime Minister getting fabulously… Harry 31 May 2024 1 Comment
The author with two brains All authors need two brains. The first (the lovely one) is the writing brain. This gives you your purpose, your depth, your flow, your joy.… Harry 24 May 2024 0 Comments
The Elephant and the Technophobe We’re talking (mostly) Tools this month – and Feedback Friday is going to hammer relentlessly at that topic, even when these emails decide to go… Harry 17 May 2024 1 Comment
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 5 Comments
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 3 Comments
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 0 Comments
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 0 Comments