Archive for the ‘Technique’ Category
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35 Years of Devil in a Blue Dress
04 Jun 2025DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS Devil in a Blue Dress is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Walter Mosley’s bestseller broke new…
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Want help adapting a book for screen?
31 Jan 2024HELP ADAPTING This week I have two new resources for you if you want help adapting a book for film…
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How to start a novel – holiday or chaos?
15 Nov 2023HOW TO START A NOVEL I’m at that wonderful, scary, exciting, fearful point of starting to plan a new novel.…
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Want help selling a book or film?
13 Apr 2023HELP SELLING A BOOK OR FILM No book or film reviews today. This week I’m talking about pitching a book…
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Are you IC7 or maybe an angler?
07 Dec 2021ARE YOU IC7 OR AN ANGLER? So you come across a police cordon on your way from the tube station.…
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Reading and writing satire: Mightier than the sword?
24 Oct 2021READING AND WRITING SATIRE Satire is having a big moment. We have satirical novels winning the Mann Booker Prize, satirical…
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Have your say: new blurb for The Breaking of Liam Glass
30 Jul 2021NEW BLURB I’d love to hear your opinion of the new blurb for my noir thriller The Breaking of Liam…
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Interview: Sam Blake #1 bestselling author
05 Nov 2020INTERVIEW SAM BLAKE This week I’m talking to bestselling author Sam Blake. Originally from St. Albans in Hertfordshire, Sam has…
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Breaking bad? Review of Graham Greene’s Travels with My Aunt
30 Oct 2020REVIEW: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT I’m very into re-reading at the moment (if you’re interested there’s a great article on…
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Why most people are crap at persuading
22 May 2020GETTING GOOD AT PERSUADING This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading…
