Fiction

Author Kate Manning gives her advice on writing historical fiction and creating strong female characters. 

Author Stephen May on the difficulties of the third novel, writing hard about what hurts, and writing what you know.

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

Author Karen Campbell on developing your characters, writing situations, and embracing the unfamiliar. For more free articles on the writing and...

Polly Courtney on developing your characters and how extensive research into the subject of her novel brought her characters to life.

We speak to Melissa Harrison on her debut novel Clay, the benefits of using social media and the struggle of writing the second novel, whilst she...