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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Writing In The Past

James Wilson

17th May 2016

Edited

16th September 2020

Anyone writing a novel set in the past faces a number of related challenges. One is the siren call of hindsight: the temptation to litter the story...

Spring Clean Your Manuscript w/ I_AM Self-Publishing

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Top Self-Editing Tools: Spring Clean Your Manuscript

leila dewji

16th May 2016

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18th December 2020

Why Self-Edit?

All authors who want to improve their work should self-edit before starting work with a professional editor. This way, the...

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Four Steps to Penning a Poem

Ruth Padel

12th May 2016

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5th October 2020

To write effective poems you have to listen to your feelings but also learn your craft. Ruth Padel shares her four steps to penning a poem.

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Building Suspense: Keeping Your Readers on Edge

Lucie Whitehouse

12th May 2016

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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...