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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Interview with Katherine Rundell

Writers & Artists

24th October 2015

Edited

4th August 2022

We asked award-winning children's author Katherine Rundell some questions about her exciting new novel The Wolf Wilder, and also about the processes...

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How Writing Short Stories Can Make Your Novels Better

Fiona Sussman

6th October 2015

Edited

13th October 2020

The majority travel a more circuitous route, coming to writing later in life and from other careers. Yet in our fast-paced, success-driven world,...

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WANTED – A New Category in Children’s Books

Griselda Heppel

5th October 2015

Edited

8th October 2020

What should an author write about?

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Writing Rules & Historical Fiction

Katherine Clements

21st September 2015

Edited

16th September 2020

Aspiring writers are bombarded with advice about what makes good writing. A Google search for ‘writing rules’ returns a host of forthright (and...

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Writing the Perfect Villain

Melinda Salisbury

6th August 2015

Edited

12th October 2020

How to write a perfect villain.

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Writing for All Children

Kieran Fanning

5th August 2015

Edited

8th October 2020

Kieran Fanning on writing a book for all children.