You Don’t Have To Be Writing To Write: Helen Moorhouse
Okay then writers, are you sitting comfortably? Pens poised over blank, white pages? Fingers twitching
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Okay then writers, are you sitting comfortably? Pens poised over blank, white pages? Fingers twitching
I only started my first book about three years ago, so I’m still learning as
As Writerswebtv.com launches the world’s first free-to-watch live interactive online workshops for writers, this article
Crime novelists are often asked about the importance of plot versus character in their work.
In my childhood the word ‘nerd’ did not exist; if it had, I would have
On August 20th, the world lost a great of the writing world, Elmore Leonard, who
In six previous books I have avoided writing about death. I’ve written about the aftermath
He enters his room – a beige box furnished with an Ikea desk, a set
The great Raymond Chandler once wrote that having a have a man come through a
It’s so very tempting to load up characters in speculative fiction with big heaps of
You’ve signed a book deal. Congrats! Chances are you’ve signed a two-book deal on the
One of the things we’re renowned for here in Ireland is our chattiness. Give us
Do I have a theme when I start writing? Truthfully – no! I usually have
Six months after its launch, Ita Roche evaluates the National Emerging Writer Programme. The National
It’s June 2013 and five years since my first novel was published. In some ways
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the first page of any book is definitely
The biggest compliment I have ever received from someone is when I was told that
Both The Butterfly Heart and The Sleeping Baobab Tree are set in different parts of
As soon as I’ve waved goodbye to a manuscript for the last time, after all
Sometimes, people ask me if it’s challenging to write for children. If I have to
