First person problematical
The more I’m advised as an unpublished novelist to avoid a first person narrative (on the grounds it will be ‘harder to sell’ to an agent or publisher), the more I’m struck by how many successful...
View ArticleA Writer Reads: Maggie O’Farrell
Once you’ve started to write a novel and to reflect on how it can be achieved, reading becomes not just entertainment but also a learning experience. That’s why I sometimes hesitate to post book...
View ArticleThere are no rules. But lots of decisions.
First draft, rough draft, dirty draft. You know where I’m coming from here. The thing is to write and write some more. It’s all new and in the words of the Director of Deliverance, ALL GOOD. Hugh...
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