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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Flash Fiction – The Perfect Form for the Modern Age

Debbie Young

13th June 2014

Edited

13th October 2020

Author Debbie Young explains flash fiction, gives her advice on writing good flash and explores why flash fiction is perfectly suited for us, in our...

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7 min read

Using Myth & Legend in Historical Fiction

Steven A. McKay

3rd June 2014

Edited

16th September 2020

Author Steven A. McKay explores how you can weave myth and magic into your historical fiction, whilst maintaining authenticity, something that is so...

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9 min read

Historical Fiction - How, What, When & Why?

Triskele Books

6th May 2014

Edited

16th September 2020

As an author collective with a brand catchphrase of ‘Time & Place’, the writers behind Triskele Books like to think that, collectively, we know a...

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8 min read

Researching Your Children's Book: Look it up

Allan Boroughs

24th March 2014

Edited

7th October 2020

The third and final instalment in a series written by author Allan Boroughs on the importance of researching your children's book.

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3 min read

Writing YA Fiction

Matt Whyman

18th March 2014

Edited

12th October 2020

It’s been a while since I was one, but we’ve all been there. It’s a time of life that fascinates me. We’re all geared up to make our mark on...

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Researching Your Children's Book: Make and Do

Allan Boroughs

17th March 2014

Edited

7th October 2020

In the second instalment in a series of three articles for us on the importance of research when writing fiction, children's writer Allan Boroughs...