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7th April 2021
When COVID-19 crashed into our consciousness back in March 2020, two writing groups I run in County Mayo, Ireland, were instantly crushed....
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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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25th January 2021
'What type of book have I written?' isn't a question as uncommon among writers as one might expect, particularly as the process of submitting to...
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There is a myth that the writer is a lonely and isolated creature, working locked away somewhere, observing but not interacting with the world. I’...
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It’s been a while since my last blog post here and a lot has happened. After meetings with a commissioning editor at a ‘Big Five’ publisher, my...
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8th December 2021
Our final masterclasses for 2021 provide the perfect opportunity to sharpen up your creative instincts ahead of the Christmas period.
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9th August 2022
We interviewed One More Chance author Lucy Ayrton about basing a thriller inside a prison. For more free articles on the writing and publishing...