20 Lessons from 20 Years as a Writer
This year is my 20th year as a professional writer. As someone who dropped out of uni because I didn’t think I had what it took or came from the…
Read MoreThis year is my 20th year as a professional writer. As someone who dropped out of uni because I didn’t think I had what it took or came from the…
Read MoreOne thing that has helped me hugely in my writing career is reading the advice of other writers on writing. So much so that I recently created a workshop for…
Read MoreAs 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 MoreRecently, my son and I went on a mini road-trip adventure in America. My son is football-mad (soccer-mad for US readers) and has been following the fortunes of an American team…
Read MoreWhen 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…
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