10 Ways to ‘Show Rather than Tell’

10 Ways to ‘Show Rather than Tell’

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Show, don’t tell – what does it mean? You don’t have to be a writer long to get the classic writing advice, ‘Show, don’t tell,’ lodged in your psyche. It’s normal to write first drafts packed with telling sentences like, ‘she...

Voice & POV – November 25

Monday, August 23, 2021

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Psychic Distance – September 23

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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How Long Does it Take to Write a Novel?

How Long Does it Take to Write a Novel?

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

When I google, ‘How long does it take to write a novel?’, the first result says this: ‘A good rule of thumb is to allot at least 4 months to write a book.’ The article proposes a year as the maximum timescale. This guidance doesn’t quite...