Developing your craft

You've been writing for a while and nearly have a full draft of a manuscript, or a collection of finished shorter pieces of work, under your belt.

How to Hook an Agent by James Rennoldson

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Do I Need To Take A Creative Writing Course To Get A Literary Agent?

James Rennoldson

27th December 2020

Edited

16th June 2022

Do you need to take a creative writing course or pay for an editing service to get a literary agent? In this extract from Writers' & Artists'...

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Getting To Know Your Target Market

James Rennoldson

27th December 2020

Edited

25th January 2021

In this extract from Writers' & Artists' Guide To How To Hook an Agent, James Rennoldson considers how getting to know your area of the...

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Resilience and the Waiting Game

Nicola Garrard

19th December 2020

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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2 Easy Things To Help You Find Time To Write

Antony Johnston

19th December 2020

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26th January 2021

Ahead of publication of The Organised Writer, Antony Johnston offers two of the best things creatives can do to help find time to write. For more...

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Writing Series for Television

Russell Lewis

19th December 2020

Edited

1st June 2022

Scriptwriter Russell Lewis with tough-talking advice about making your way into the competitive and collaborative business of writing for television...

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10 Tips for Writing Historical Fiction

Tammye Huf

18th December 2020

Edited

4th August 2022

10 tips for writing historical fiction from Tammye Huf, debut author of A More Perfect Union...