I don’t believe that software can help you to write [more, better, clearer, with more imagination, with verve]. If you… more »

When telling a story, is there a point when the release of a vital piece of information comes so late… more »

My day job is in marketing and we use sales funnels a lot. What’s a sales funnel? It’s a method… more »

I was introduced to a short chap with thinning hair this weekend who told me that he was writing a… more »

One: Continually rewrite/refine your story’s synopsis
A synopsis is not an afterthought. It is not just a sales tool to… more »

How do we measure the success of writing? One sure way is through sales: book sales, viewing figures, downloads.  On… more »

Can a place be a character in a story?  Sure it can, it has been seen time and time again.… more »

Review of The Art of Fiction by David Lodge
Halfway through The Art of Fiction a feeling of familiarity, like… more »

On a personal note, I hit 30,000 words this evening, brining me near the end of act one of a… more »

There were two connected questions running through the second Hungerford Writing Workshop on Wednesday: Why do you write and who… more »