Monday, 27 January 2025

Writing your novel: How to find your unique style

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Every novelist has a unique fingerprint, a way of telling stories that sets them apart. This is your writing style, your voice.  It's wh...
Wednesday, 15 January 2025

The 7 types of bookshelves and what it says about you

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Our bookshelves provide an intimate portrait of who we are. It’s why people love a Shelfie. It's also why the so-called ‘bookshelf wealt...
Sunday, 12 January 2025

Richard Price on Writing: The Art of Building a World One Detail at a Time

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Richard Price has long been known for his razor-sharp dialogue and immersive storytelling, whether in novels like Clockers or in his work o...
Thursday, 2 January 2025

The Young V&A Bookshop

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The Young V&A  is an inspirational, active, and fun place for kids (and adults).  It is brilliantly curated and designed in every corner...
Monday, 9 December 2024

Rereading Generation X by Douglas Coupland

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For the past week or so, I’ve been rereading Generation X by Douglas Coupland. I first picked it up years ago, and I’ve always remembered i...
Thursday, 14 November 2024

The brilliance of Susie Steiner's novels

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I discovered this late, but I have to share how good the late Susie Steiner's Manon Bradshaw books are. They are so worth your time.
Thursday, 31 October 2024

The new bookshelves are finished

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It’s taken a long time, but finally, books are out of the loft and up on the new bookshelves. Reading chair also very comfy. It makes me ver...
Wednesday, 25 September 2024

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I've always loved this Ernest Hemingway, quote from On Writing : "My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the ...
Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Can ChaptGPT to find you a literary agent?

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I asked ChatGPT to find me a literary agent. Although it couldn't accomplish this task, I found its four tips on finding a literary agen...
Saturday, 10 August 2024

Kate Atkinson on writing: Creativity, craft, and connecting with readers

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I’m a huge fan of Kate Atkinson, and The Guardian recently ran a great piece on her writing process. She discusses the blend of spontaneity...
Thursday, 10 November 2022

Blind Dates update

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 Just working on updating this. I figured I finally needed a space to talk about writing that wasn't just Twitter, which is becoming les...
Sunday, 28 August 2022

Blind Dates: A mixtape

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One of the best (hardest) things about writing a book that is in part about music is making a playlist. A soundtrack to the lives, romances,...