Dedicated Genre Advice

You are interested in articles on specific writing genres; e.g. historical fiction, crime, children's, speculative fiction etc. (Influenced by genre tags above)

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Building Suspense: Keeping Your Readers on Edge

Lucie Whitehouse

12th May 2016

Edited

4th August 2022

While I was writing my first novel, I worked for the literary agency Darley Anderson, whose many bestselling clients include Lee Child, John Connolly...

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What It Takes to Write A Picture Book

Kes Gray

1st April 2016

Edited

8th October 2020

Kes Gray on what it takes to write a picture book.

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Advice on Writing a YA Thriller

Emma Haughton

8th March 2016

Edited

12th October 2020

So you’re interested in writing a YA thriller? Or maybe you just want to know what it involves?

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6 min read

Making It Funny: Writing Comedy Retreat

Nigel Planer

29th February 2016

Edited

5th August 2022

Comedian, actor and writer Nigel Planer shares his thoughts on writing comedy ahead of his summer teaching comedy course at Casa Ana, a writing...

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6 min read

The Value of Poetry in Today's Society

anna vaught

23rd February 2016

Edited

5th October 2020

Why poetry is of important value in today's society.

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7 min read

Writing Romantic Comedy: More Than Meets The Eye

Cathy Bramley

10th February 2016

Edited

15th October 2020

Author Cathy Bramley discusses the idea of romantic comedy being an easy genre to write, and outlines the challenges that writers face in keeping...