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21st September 2021
Often, when I've watched webinars or attended Creative Writing courses, I've heard the following remarks, repeated time after time: What if I'm...
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Contemporary
Your book is in a realistic setting, and your fictional characters depict modern themes and the society in which we live. This is quite a broad category as it can cross with other genres. Popular authors of contemporary fiction include Ann Patchett, Zadie Smith and Nick Hornby.
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29th July 2021
In her latest post for Writers & Artists about what happens after an author is taken on by a publisher, Nicola Garrard discusses her on-going...
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14th September 2021
In this extract from the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022, Femi Kayode looks back at how, mid-career, he turned a creative compulsion into an...
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22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
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5th August 2022
Writing a short story can be a difficult process. Unlike a novel, there is little room to stop and admire the view - every word must count. I find...
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11th August 2022
In her latest post for Writers & Artists about the experience of publishing her debut novel, Nicola Garrard provides insight into working with an...