Blog
5 min read
Edited
30th March 2022
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder they say. This must be true as I recently attended a webinar entitled Beautiful Sentences and although I...
Style
Every writer has a distinct way of doing things. From the words chosen to describe their setting to the decisions made on where (and what to include) in a scene – it’s all part of your personality as a writer, your unique writing DNA. Here, you’ll find a selection of articles that focus on hints and tips about how you can develop your writing style.
Article
6 min read
Edited
13th April 2022
In this exclusive article for Writers & Artists, Lauren John Joseph (AT CERTAIN POINTS WE TOUCH) reflects on some of the challenges they faced...
Blog
5 min read
Edited
28th March 2022
Early in life we often moan and groan about punctuation. What is the point, we think. Who cares where you put the comma? In fact...
Blog
2 min read
Edited
4th January 2022
This exercise is all about experimenting with different viewpoints and for this exercise you will need to select a scene from your current work in...
Blog
5 min read
Edited
22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
Blog
5 min read
Edited
28th June 2021
I’d worked in publishing for twenty years before I realised that I didn’t know that much about writing.
When I studied English my...