Recently, we delved into what makes a great opener for a novel, covering the key elements to include in your first chapter. But just as there are important elements you should aim to include, there...
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The importance of your novel's first chapter cannot be overestimated. It's the chapter that introduces your book to the world – the chapter that needs to hook readers, agents and publishers alike....
There are countless avenues for careers in the freelancing world. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you get enough experience? If you’re...
Since getting stuck into the structural edit of my novel, I've been doing a lot of reading about sex scenes in fiction. When should they be included? What makes them work? What makes them fail...
As some of you would have seen by now, our creative writing anthology Kindling is coming back in 2016 for a third and final time. As one of the editors of these beautiful books, I've got a lot of...
When you've finally finished your manuscript after thousands of hours of work, the last thing you want to hear is that there's more work to be done. But unfortunately, that's the simple truth of the...