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  • Do’s and don’ts of submitting to agents

    30 Oct 2019

    SUBMITTING TO AGENTS Crime writer Dominique Hall has written to me for advice on sending a novel to an agent.…

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  • The roller-coaster ride of publishing a novel

    04 Jul 2019

    THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE OF PUBLISHING A NOVEL It’s not often that a writer gets to blow his own trumpet, but…

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  • Are we entering a golden age for short stories?

    10 Apr 2019

    Are we entering a golden age for short stories? There’s no doubt, short stories are having a moment. At their…

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  • Has Amazon deleted your reviews?

    04 Apr 2019

    Has Amazon deleted your reviews? A few weeks ago I wrote a blog in which I said how important reviews…

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  • How to write a riveting review

    08 Mar 2019

    How to write a riveting review This week, an art that is both very new and almost as old as…

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  • What is the BBC biased against and why?

    27 Jan 2018

    BBC bias – Every week, it seems, the BBC is under attack from one side or another. Most recently they’re…

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  • Bookstore rage: How I came close to losing my temper with an indie bookshop manager

    29 Nov 2017

    Yesterday I came close to inflicting serious verbal damage on an indie bookshop manager. I’d very much like to know…

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  • What book blurbs really mean

    03 Nov 2017

    When the Man Booker shortlist was announced earlier this year, Andrew Holgate of the Sunday Times noted how the judges…

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  • Historical drama on screen – to write or not to write?

    09 Dec 2016

    Historical drama is big in TV and film at the moment, but is it a good idea to write one?…

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  • How the gurus who teach “show don’t tell” could ruin your treatment

    09 Nov 2016

    All screenwriting gurus teach “Show don’t tell” – it’s one of the few things they all agree on. How can…

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