Developing your idea

If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.

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How Writing Online Influenced My Writing Career

Emily Benet

31st July 2014

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11th September 2020

I think these are exciting times to be a writer. Empowering times. The digital age has brought about a new kind of democracy for writers where we can...

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The Value of Writers’ Retreats

Debbie Young

2nd July 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Debbie Young on the value of writers' retreats, where authors have the opportunity to become fully immersed in their writing.

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Worldbuilding with Lucy Saxon

Lucy Saxon

24th June 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Take Back the Skies author Lucy Saxon gives her advice on one of the most important aspects of writing a work of fiction: worldbuilding.

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Launching A Writing Career Later In Life

Dinah Jefferies

2nd June 2014

Edited

11th September 2020

Dinah Jefferies, author of The Separation, explains how she came to writing later in life, and how having a wider pool of experience to draw from...

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Being Delusional: A Guide to Writing

Emma Chapman

24th April 2014

Edited

19th August 2021

Author Emma Chapman explores the doubts writers face when writing their first novels, and how important it is for writers to banish these doubts and...

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Pouring 'Real Life' Into Fiction

Kerry Hudson

18th March 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Author Kerry Hudson provides tips on writing about your own experiences and her advice on how to learn as you write.