Fiction

Opening up to the world, putting words onto paper is hard. I spent half my life with no qualifications – unsure whether I could actually write. In...

Short story writer Claire Buckle reflects on some of the ‘golden rules’ of writing advice that she’s come across, and how helpful she’s actually...

It isn’t easy being a beginner writer trying to turn long-held literary dreams into reality. You step into the world of writing to find that the...

Publishing my book was a huge decision. Although I enjoyed every single second when writing it – and editing and rewriting it many, many times...

1. Be realistic

We’ve all set unrealistic goals for our writing. We boldly declare “I’m going to write a book in a month,” then feel...