Developing your idea

If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.

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How Embracing Life’s Cringiest Moments Birthed An Honest Memoir

Jeffrey P. Mix

22nd August 2023

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6th September 2023

Author Jeffrey P. Mix has some advice for fellow memoir writers: go to the heart and the guts of your truth. In this article, he shares all about his...

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Narrative Energy

Sean Prentiss Jessica Hendry Nelson

2nd August 2023

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4th September 2023

In this exclusive extract from Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer's Guide and Anthology, authors Sean Prentiss and Jessica Hendry Nelson share...

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Five Top Tips for Creating a Grounded Science Fiction World

Sarah K. Jackson

31st July 2023

Edited

27th September 2023

Sarah K. Jackson, debut author of Not Alone, offers five top tips on how to build a grounded science fiction world setting. For more free articles on...

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Five Top Tips for Bringing Emotion Into Your Characters and Plot

Sarah K. Jackson

31st July 2023

Edited

22nd January 2024

Sarah K. Jackson offers five top tips on ways to inject emotion into your story. For more free articles on the writing and publishing process, visit...

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How To Keep Writing While Travelling

Palak Tewary

28th July 2023

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28th July 2023

While travelling can be a truly transformative and exhilarating experience for writers, is it possible to maintain a writing routine? I’ve...

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Developmental Editing

Dea Parkin

12th July 2023

Edited

12th September 2025

In the first of this article series, editor Dea Parkin describes which different types of ‘editing’ an aspiring novelist can expect their work to...