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Twelve Ways To Be Better at Writing by David Gullen

Posted on 6 October 2020 by

I believe there are only two rules of writing, true rules that are unbreakable in the same way ‘Ye canna break the laws of physics’. (Except with the laws of Physics  we’re still not sure whether we have the full … Continue reading →

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8) The irresistible end by Colin Brush

Posted on 9 September 2020 by

The last instalment in Colin Brush’s series on how to write the perfect blurb for your book. ‘But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the Forest a … Continue reading →

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6) Middling: the power of opposites to structure your blurb by Colin Brush

Posted on 25 August 2020 by

‘Elric knew that everything that existed had its opposite. In danger he might find peace. And yet, of course, in peace there was danger. Being an imperfect creature in an imperfect world he would always know paradox. And that was … Continue reading →

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5) Beginnings or How to Get People’s Attention by Colin Brush

Posted on 18 August 2020 by

‘It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.’ Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell We’re just over the halfway point in my guide to writing blurbs and you’re probably wondering when we’re going to get around … Continue reading →

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4) Pitching your story’s emotional hook by Colin Brush

Posted on 13 August 2020 by

‘I never take on a client unless I can pitch their book in twelve words.’ UK literary agent The pitch is perhaps the most crucial aspect of understanding and selling your book. It is how you connect it to other … Continue reading →

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3) Who are we talking to? by Colin Brush

Posted on 4 August 2020 by

‘Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half’  John Wanamaker, US Postmaster General & marketing pioneer ‘It’s for everyone.’ I’ve heard these words from authors, agents and publishers too many times … Continue reading →

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2) What’s the Story? by Colin Brush

Posted on 28 July 2020 by

The second in a series of how-to posts by Colin Brush ‘Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.’ TV review of The Wizard … Continue reading →

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1) How to Sell Your Book in a Few Words by Colin Brush

Posted on 21 July 2020 by

This is the beginning of a series of weekly how-to posts by Colin Brush. Follow this blog to get all the instalments. ‘If you think you have a book evolving, now is the time to write the flap copy – … Continue reading →

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Dolly Garland – BAME SFF Award Finalist

Posted on 14 July 2020 by

When you try to be a professional writer and start sending things out in the world, one of the best ways to cope with rejections is to send things out and forget about them – because let’s face it, rejections … Continue reading →

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Handy Habits by Ben Jeapes

Posted on 7 July 2020 by

Will it sound unbearably smug if I say that lockdown hasn’t really affected me? Apart from getting a new computer. Otherwise normal service has continued pretty well without interruption. I don’t want it to sound smug, because I know people … Continue reading →

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