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Archive for the ‘Technique’ Category

  • 35 Years of Devil in a Blue Dress

    04 Jun 2025

    DEVIL 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 2024

    HELP 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 2023

    HOW 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 2023

    HELP 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 2021

    ARE 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 2021

    READING 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 2021

    NEW 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 2020

    INTERVIEW 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 2020

    REVIEW: 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 2020

    GETTING GOOD AT PERSUADING This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading…

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