Dedicated Genre Advice

You are interested in articles on specific writing genres; e.g. historical fiction, crime, children's, speculative fiction etc. (Influenced by genre tags above)

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Writing Real-Life Romantic Comedy

Sonya Lalli

31st July 2017

Edited

26th March 2023

Tips on writing romantic comedy from Sonya Lalli, author of The Arrangement. For more free articles on the writing and publishing process, visit www....

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Writing for Children: Letting Your Imagination Fly

Lucy Courtenay

24th July 2017

Edited

24th January 2021

Lucy Courtenay discusses writing for children...

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Drawing A Story

Salvatore Rubbino

21st July 2017

Edited

8th October 2020

Salvatore Rubbino takes us through his process for putting together a picture book and where he draws inspiration from.

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Permission to Go Straight Ahead and Follow Diversions

Tania Hershman

27th June 2017

Edited

5th October 2020

Short story author and poet Tania Hershman shares her advice on following your instincts as a writer.

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Top Tips On Writing Crime Fiction

Victoria Goldman

6th April 2017

Edited

16th August 2022

Here are 10 top tips I learnt from Mark:

1. Write the book you want to read

As a writer, don’t look for gaps...

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Why A Sense Of Place Matters In Historical Fiction

Helen Irene Young

5th April 2017

Edited

16th September 2020

Setting is an anchor. It has the ability to weight a story in any given time, or place. Daphne Du Maurier saw setting (her beloved Cornwall) as...