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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5 min read

Failure and Rejection

Always Take Notes

23rd October 2023

Edited

22nd January 2024

The Always Take Notes book is a compilation of writing advice from great authors, based on the popular podcast of the same name, hosted by...

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8 min read

Writing A Sequel

Nicola Garrard

27th September 2023

Edited

17th October 2023

Do it again! Nicola Garrard discusses the ups and downs of writing a sequel and how her experiences with teenage refugees in Calais shaped her new...

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7 min read

How To Structure a Memoir

Carrie Marshall

19th September 2023

Edited

22nd January 2024

Author Carrie Marshall discusses her approach to writing a memoir.

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6 min read

How Embracing Life’s Cringiest Moments Birthed An Honest Memoir

Jeffrey P. Mix

22nd August 2023

Edited

6th September 2023

Author Jeffrey P. Mix has some advice for fellow memoir writers: go to the heart and the guts of your truth. In this article, he shares all about his...

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6 min read

Narrative Energy

Sean Prentiss Jessica Hendry Nelson

2nd August 2023

Edited

4th September 2023

In this exclusive extract from Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writer's Guide and Anthology, authors Sean Prentiss and Jessica Hendry Nelson share...

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6 min read

Five Top Tips for Creating a Grounded Science Fiction World

Sarah K. Jackson

31st July 2023

Edited

27th September 2023

Sarah K. Jackson, debut author of Not Alone, offers five top tips on how to build a grounded science fiction world setting. For more free articles on...