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    Being brave: Everything I learned from my creative writing masters

    Being brave: Everything I learned from my creative writing masters

    "I became bolder in my words and, crucially, in my determination to write them."
    Let's get out of here

    Let's get out of here

    Why is the book set somewhere else? Have an answer for that and your journey has begun.
    Who are your characters?

    Who are your characters?

    Do you actually know your characters, or are they yet to emerge?
    It's not about the desk

    It's not about the desk

    There are benefits to be found in removing the notion that writing requires writing space, and in writing fiction around ongoing human life.
    7 ways to deal with writer's jealousy

    7 ways to deal with writer's jealousy

    'I'm not a jealous person' - said no aspiring writer ever!
    Three things I wish I'd known before I started writing my book

    Three things I wish I'd known before I started writing my book

    There are no rules. Or...are there?
    The Riff Raff Podcast #23 - Emma Glass

    The Riff Raff Podcast #23 - Emma Glass

    See ya later writing rules - it's time to experiment!
    My First Time...with Catherine Barter

    My First Time...with Catherine Barter

    Catherine Barter chats unwanted feedback, the power of Bruce Springsteen and how important it is for new authors to enter writing competitio
    Here's my advice for new writers: tell the truth

    Here's my advice for new writers: tell the truth

    All of it, all the time.

    8 things writers just have to deal with

    I mean technically you could wake up every morning, shower, put on your face, and your business suit before taking a seat at your carefully

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