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Written by Lisa Clifford, book author, former journalist, and founder of The Art of Writing, our blogs cover thought-provoking insights about everything "writing."

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Time To Write is Back

Lisa Clifford

TIME TO WRITE is back on December 1st! Let’s bring in the Aussie summer and European winter with a fab live interview with Brooke Hardwick. I am reading Brooke’s debut...

Time To Write is Back

Lisa Clifford

TIME TO WRITE is back on December 1st! Let’s bring in the Aussie summer and European winter with a fab live interview with Brooke Hardwick. I am reading Brooke’s debut...

Get into Your Character’s Brain Chat

Lisa Clifford

Fab news that one of our Florence Art of Writing October writers was picked up by UK literary agent, Kate Hordern, at KHLA! Woo-hoo-a-triple-thousand-times! I bounced around my living room...

Get into Your Character’s Brain Chat

Lisa Clifford

Fab news that one of our Florence Art of Writing October writers was picked up by UK literary agent, Kate Hordern, at KHLA! Woo-hoo-a-triple-thousand-times! I bounced around my living room...

Writing is a Game of Inches

Lisa Clifford

Such a buzz to chat with Carrie Cox in our last Art of Writing retreat for 2024! I loved her advice for our authors. Especially her take on writing every...

Writing is a Game of Inches

Lisa Clifford

Such a buzz to chat with Carrie Cox in our last Art of Writing retreat for 2024! I loved her advice for our authors. Especially her take on writing every...

Cut these from your story

Lisa Clifford

There have been a few manuscripts across my desk this week, all in the very early stages of storytelling. So, I thought this weekend’s blog should focus on some biggies...

Cut these from your story

Lisa Clifford

There have been a few manuscripts across my desk this week, all in the very early stages of storytelling. So, I thought this weekend’s blog should focus on some biggies...

Each character needs to earn their place in you...

Lisa Clifford

So often I critique stories in which some insignificant person, like a waiter or shop assistant, is over-described. Reading about how this person looks, talks, or reacts always makes me...

Each character needs to earn their place in you...

Lisa Clifford

So often I critique stories in which some insignificant person, like a waiter or shop assistant, is over-described. Reading about how this person looks, talks, or reacts always makes me...

What Do You Mean?

Lisa Clifford

Being back with you chatting about all things writing is so much fun! Especially after my stunning week in Copenhagen for the Louisiana Literary Festival. This Danish Writers Festival is...

What Do You Mean?

Lisa Clifford

Being back with you chatting about all things writing is so much fun! Especially after my stunning week in Copenhagen for the Louisiana Literary Festival. This Danish Writers Festival is...