Finding the Plot
I’ve been running writing workshops and coaching writers for years now and the one topic I get asked to help with more than any other is plotting. I know from…
Read MoreThe Art of Crafting a Great Second Draft
As Hemingway once said: ‘The first draft of anything is shit’, and when I’m coaching other writers I always advise they give themselves permission to write badly first time round. If…
Read MoreTop Ten Tips for Young (or New) Writers
When I was a teenager I thought that my passion for books and writing was going to save me. From the ages of fourteen to sixteen I’d rebelled against the…
Read MoreWe ALL Have the Right to Write
Yesterday, someone posted this message on my Facebook wall: Hi Siobhan, I’ve read your book and I want to take that next step and do this properly. I’ve been writing…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up Too Soon
TRUE STORY: Once upon a time, I wrote a book. I was very happy with what I’d written – excited by it, even. I handed it into my publisher…
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