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.

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How Not To Write A Novel

Nell Stevens

21st February 2018

Edited

27th February 2023

Nell Stevens shares essential tips on how NOT to write a novel... For more free articles on the writing and publishing process, visit www....

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Location, Location, Location

Julia Chapman

19th February 2018

Edited

15th September 2020

Some would say I’ve had it easy when it comes to choosing a setting for my writing. I based my first novels in the stunning French Pyrenees, where I...

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Making Fiction From Reality

AB Morgan

19th February 2018

Edited

14th September 2020

‘Where do you get your ideas from?’ is a common question asked of most writers. I dare say, the vast majority of us who write in the crime genre...

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Creating An Assassin

Writers & Artists

12th February 2018

Edited

16th September 2020

Girton Club-Foot, the apprentice assassin who narrates both Age of Assassins and Blood of Assassins (and the final book, King of Assassins which will...