What are words worth? My take on the Gervais special
‘Supernature’ opened with an announcement that Ricky Gervais is a ‘man who doesn’t need to do this’. And I wish he hadn’t.
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How can you research characters if they doesn’t exist?
One of the hardest parts of writing characters is getting the balance right. It’s indisputable that anyone who creates a character puts something of themselves into their work. Their habits, beliefs, unconscious bias and prejudices will inevitably surface. But that’s fine, because when you write well-rounded characters, the details of your own life add vibrancy
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Understanding war
My mind is overwhelmed. I didn’t think it would happen. I was always proud of an ability to compartmentalise. But the news of war on Ukraine has me overwhelmed. Images of violence, refugees, death… I try to focus on writing, but my thoughts keep straying. I should be working on my next novel, but all
A dark romance I wrote today
People have been asking me when the next one is coming out, and today, I’m excited to announce that my new dark romance novel will be out towards the end of this year.
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Generating ideas for writing a novel
When I came up with the idea for my next book, I had to decide if I was up to the job of writing the story of a 67-year-old New Yorker. A Jewish man. I wasn’t sure if I was up to the task, but decided to give it a try. It would mean a
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How to Pitch Your Story in Just 20 Words
One of the hardest parts of selling a new story (to a reader, an agent or a publisher) is coming up with what us marketing geeks call ‘The Elevator Pitch”. It’s also called a log line. It’s your whole story (80k+ words) boiled down into one sentence. Two at most. And coming up with a
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How to Come Up with a Book Title (That Sticks)
In this blog post, I’ll discuss some tips for finding the perfect title for a book – and making sure it sticks!
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Stories of New York
New York is amazing, and has so much personality and so many layers, and so many different atmospheres. I love the energy of the city, and how it can change from block to block.
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Dialogue in the age of Covid
Have you ever heard of Freecycle? It’s a website where you post messages about stuff you no longer need but don’t want to just throw away … because they might be useful to someone else. It’s brilliant if – like me – you have the most awful habit of deciding you’ll have a crack at
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My top five don’t read list for 2021
I look back on 2021 as the year I reduced my reading materials and suggest things you might also like to consider no longer reading.
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