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Character and Conflict: That Story Beneath the ...
What do you think of when I ask you about character and conflict? Do you immediately start plotting a fight? Perhaps a dramatic scene where someone storms out, slams a...
Character and Conflict: That Story Beneath the ...
What do you think of when I ask you about character and conflict? Do you immediately start plotting a fight? Perhaps a dramatic scene where someone storms out, slams a...
Happy Easter from The Art of Writing!
Happy Easter lovely writers, I hope there is chocolate involved. Preferably good chocolate. Possibly too much chocolate. This is not the time for restraint. While you are unwrapping foil and...
Happy Easter from The Art of Writing!
Happy Easter lovely writers, I hope there is chocolate involved. Preferably good chocolate. Possibly too much chocolate. This is not the time for restraint. While you are unwrapping foil and...
The Shy Girl Fiasco
The collapse of the book Shy Girl has been most interesting to watch. The first real flashpoint in publishing’s relationship with AI! The novel was self-published in 2025, gathered attention, and was...
The Shy Girl Fiasco
The collapse of the book Shy Girl has been most interesting to watch. The first real flashpoint in publishing’s relationship with AI! The novel was self-published in 2025, gathered attention, and was...
Revealing Deep Character
I’m sending this Newsletter out because one of my private writers is currently having trouble working through the difference between SUPERFICIAL CHARACTER and DEEP CHARACTER. It’s a common issue. In...
Revealing Deep Character
I’m sending this Newsletter out because one of my private writers is currently having trouble working through the difference between SUPERFICIAL CHARACTER and DEEP CHARACTER. It’s a common issue. In...
It’s a Very Noisy World Right Now
There has never been a moment in history when we have had so many platforms for our voices. It seems like now is the best possible time to be heard....
It’s a Very Noisy World Right Now
There has never been a moment in history when we have had so many platforms for our voices. It seems like now is the best possible time to be heard....
Memoir and the Hall Cupboard
Writing a memoir is a bit like emptying out your hall cupboard. You pull everything onto the floor and suddenly think, this is impossible! I’ll never get all of this organised! A...
Memoir and the Hall Cupboard
Writing a memoir is a bit like emptying out your hall cupboard. You pull everything onto the floor and suddenly think, this is impossible! I’ll never get all of this organised! A...
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