On a BBC programme I heard a week or two ago, Lennie Goodings, a book editor with the Virago Press, presented the story of Max Perkins, a pioneer in creative […]
I don’t like New Year’s resolutions at the best of times. If you made any last year, they were no doubt thrown into disarray. We’ve never experienced a time quite […]
Most writers start off as readers, and lovers, of good books. In his recent Monday Motivation blog posts, Richard has been sharing the lessons he has drawn from a reread […]
Beginnings are exciting because you’re establishing the characters you’ve been developing, and, launching your great ideas. Middles are hard work because you need to keep people interested [...]
Your goal for 2019 was to write more. Now’s your chance. We’ve just entered the last quarter of the year, and 2020 is beginning to peek over the horizon. We’d […]
Welcome to this month’s newsletter! What does every would-be writer need to achieve their dreams? You would probably say: time and space. Yet writers have created great literature in half [...]
Your goal for 2018 is to become a better writer, but where do you start? We believe passionately in skills. You may be born with a particular talent for writing, […]
Have you always wanted to write – a novel, a short story, a memoir – but never got beyond the first few pages? You might have written the book you’ve […]