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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Training the beast

A slightly niche topic this week, but an important one. On the whole, new writers think, “I have to make sales. It doesn’t matter who…

Harry 12 April 2024

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The luck of the draw

Because I’m charging around in Wales with the kids – I’m going to keep it short this week. One thought and one thought only: There’s…

Harry 5 April 2024

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