How to Become a Writer: Kim Lock
This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…
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Musings on the writing process and the writing life, from myself and other authors.
How Writers Earn Money #3 (Part 2): Public Speaking in Schools
As I mentioned in Part 1 of my post on festivals and libraries, public speaking is one way to earn extra money as…
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How Writers Earn Money #3: Public Speaking (Part 1) – Libraries & Festivals
Public speaking is one way to earn some extra money as a writer, and, depending on the type of public speaking you do,…
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Alexander Chee: The Only Things You Must Have to Become a Writer
I came across this quote earlier this week on Twitter, where it was shared by Sheree Joseph. I agree that stamina is a…
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How to Become a Writer: Laurie Steed
This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…
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The Plague: Journey to a Book #2 – A Second Draft & Seeking Feedback
In my last post, I wrote about how I smashed out a first draft of my novel, (working title The Plague) in just 4…
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How Writers Earn Money #2: Royalties
Welcome to the second post in my series How Writers Earn Money, sharing my own stories and those of other writers about how they manage…
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How To Become a Writer: Louise Allan
How to Become a Writer is a series about the many and varied steps (and missteps) people take on the way to writing and publishing a book….
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How Writers Earn Money #1: Advances
Welcome to the first post in my new series How Writers Earn Money, an area shrouded in mystery! I’ll be sharing my own…
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How Writers Earn Money
Welcome to the first post in my new series: How Writers Earn Money. When I told a writing friend my idea, he said…
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