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Spotlight: The Curator by M.W. Craven

It’s Christmas and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange…
Monday Motivation

A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.
Establishing a Daily Writing Routine

I’m not going to harp on too much about the importance of having a long-term routine…
Throwback Thursday: The Overwhelming Art of World-Building

Research is, undeniably, one of the most important stages of writing a story. Understanding the time…
Spotlight: The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the…
Monday Motivation

One day I will find the right words and they will be simple.
Musings on Fiction in the World of COVID-19

Can you write a cosy locked room mystery with social distancing? How do romance novels work…
Spotlight: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Rules of Blackheath: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days,…
Monday Motivation

It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think…
Throwback Thursday: Being a ‘Real’ Writer

There seems to be a notion in a lot of folks’ minds that while lots of…