Developing your craft

You've been writing for a while and nearly have a full draft of a manuscript, or a collection of finished shorter pieces of work, under your belt.

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How to Have Your (Non-Fiction) Cake and Eat It (Creatively)

So Mayer

12th July 2024

Edited

22nd August 2024

What are our experiences of true stories? Author So Mayer scrutinizes our own levels of reality when we're looking to distinguish between writing...

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5 min read

Writing a Wrong ‘Un: Creating Empathy for the Antihero

Lesley Parr

10th July 2024

Edited

16th July 2024

When I begin a new book, I look at relationship dynamics I’ve used previously and try to find a fresh angle. For Fallout, this meant creating a...

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How Do I Write a Book Again?

Camilla Chester

10th July 2024

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10th July 2024

Author Camilla Chester discusses the difficult process of writing another book, even when you've done it many times before. For more free articles on...

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2 min read

Dialogue Dos & Don’ts for Page, Stage & Screen

Angela Clarke

2nd July 2024

Edited

2nd October 2024

Screenwriter and author Angela Clarke shares her dialogue dos & don'ts for the page, stage and screen. For more articles on the writing process,...

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4 min read

Voice

Vanessa Gebbie

25th June 2024

Edited

24th September 2024

Dance as if there’s no one watching …

I read a lot of short fiction, and am asked to judge short fiction contests. What is the very first...

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On Being Brief

Jenn Ashworth

25th June 2024

Edited

25th June 2024

In this extract from Writing Short Stories, author Jenn Ashworth discusses the importance of brevity.