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11th August 2021
Reserve your place at these exciting September masterclasses, each focusing on an essential aspect of the writing process.
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Setting
A strong sense of place can enrich every other element of your narrative, transporting your reader to the world in which your story is set as well as adding real atmosphere to your scenes as your plot unfolds. This collection of advice articles bring together a wealth of advice on how to build and develop the setting of a book.
Article
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11th August 2021
In this exclusive extract from the Writers' & Artists' Guide to How to Write, acclaimed author and W&A course leader, William Ryan, focusses...
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4th August 2022
In this abridged version of their article for the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2022, L.D. Lapinski advises writers on how they can...
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22nd June 2021
Over the years I’ve struggled with this question, finding it impossible to judge my own work. Adept at knowing when someone else’s manuscript hits...
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28th June 2021
I’d worked in publishing for twenty years before I realised that I didn’t know that much about writing.
When I studied English my...
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4th November 2022
"The weeks flew. I feel I’ve improved as a writer and also as a reader."
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