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One of the highlights of our 2020 was developing our new Hero’s Journey Course. It strikes us, though, that as we emerge fitfully from this year of the plague, we’re […]

When I was at university, the writer whose new books we anticipated most was Kurt Vonnegut. He was cool. He was committed. He wrote books that straddled the line between […]

Those who are “given the job of telling stories,” according to Italian novelist Elena Ferrante, “should construct fictions that help seek the truth of the human condition”. I love her […]

It’s 8:17 on Friday morning. I’m sitting in our living room with the autumn sun streaming in, half blinding me. Through the sliding doors and the floor-to-ceiling windows I can […]

We tend to associate research with non-fiction writing, and imagination with fiction. But in fact, both are required for both forms of writing. They’re closer than you might think. As […]

Join Fred de Vries, award-winning journalist and non-fiction author, for a free travel writing webinar. Ask everything you’ve always wanted to know about any aspect of travel writing, from style, [...]

We’ve decided, through the lock-down, and perhaps beyond, to run a series of free webinars to keep you going through these interesting times. We’re holding the next one on Wednesday […]

  Brainstorm? Good idea? Join us on a free webinar We are committed to giving as much value as we can, and as many free offerings as we can manage. […]

Sharing the joy of writing This month, we’re celebrating you, our writing community, by giving you a week filled to the brim with free offerings. Festivities begin on 12 August, […]

Douglas Adams, whose star shines brighter today than ever, is famous among writing and publishing communities for declaring that he “loved the sound of deadlines whooshing by”. In short, he […]