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Masterclass on How to Write Short Stories

Masterclass on How to Write Short Stories

    ✨ New masterclass alert! I’m thrilled to be running an online event on...

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Masterclass on How to Write Historical Fiction

Masterclass on How to Write Historical Fiction

I'm so delighted to be hosting a masterclass with Emma Darwin on How to Write...

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Short story, ‘Meat’, is coming soon!

Short story, ‘Meat’, is coming soon!

My short thriller, Meat will be published in The Monster Capital: Tales of Unease for...

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My Mother’s Secret – Location

My Mother’s Secret – Location

There’s a thin band of cream silhouetting the cranes that hover over the half-built office...

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Marketing and Me

Marketing and Me

'I don't much like it. Marketing is about selling & writers, as we know, are...

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The best writing advice I ever received

The best writing advice I ever received

The thing about being a writer and not having a ‘proper’ job is that we...

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How to create the perfect villain!

How to create the perfect villain!

https://youtu.be/SmP_Svt1Elo Today I ran a lesson about villains for homeschool with my nine-year-old daughter. She...

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Blueprint for a house…and a story

Blueprint for a house…and a story

In May 2017 we bought a house in Somerset. It was originally built in the...

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Letter to my younger self

Letter to my younger self

What would you tell yourself if you could? The Royal Literary Fund recently gave me...

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How I write

How I write

The Royal Literary Fund has recorded a mini -podcast with me on how I write...

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How to write a thriller

How to write a thriller

In a few days time I’m heading to Ted Hughes’ old house, Lumb Bank, in...

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Becoming a coach

Becoming a coach

  I’ve just returned to working for charity, First Story, this month. First Story’s aim...

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I’m an award-winning thriller & nature non-fiction writer. I teach writing to people who want to be published.