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22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
Writing dialogue
Writing believable, engaging and effective dialogue befitting of your characters and the narrative you’ve set out for them can be such a hard thing to get right. This section of the site is dedicated entirely to hints and tips on this essential part of the fiction-writing process.
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28th June 2021
I’d worked in publishing for twenty years before I realised that I didn’t know that much about writing.
When I studied English my...
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Alice Clark-Platts on things to consider when it comes to selecting your novel's narrative voice, and the challenges that come with telling a story...
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4th November 2022
"The weeks flew. I feel I’ve improved as a writer and also as a reader."
Develop your writing this Spring by joining one of our online evening...
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Hannah Rothschild on her approach to the balancing act of writing satire. For more free articles on the writing and publishing process, visit...
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4th August 2022
10 tips for writing historical fiction from Tammye Huf, debut author of A More Perfect Union...