The unstoppable allure of commercial fiction
Some novels win the Booker Prize. Some feature on university reading lists. And then there are books people actually read.
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Characterisation
An Author’s Guide to Supporting Transgender Individuals Through Inclusive Storytelling
As authors, our words can create change, foster empathy, and inspire understanding.
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Characters: How do you create believable ones?
Even when a character is pretending to be someone they aren’t, it’s still important to stay consistent to their personality and values.
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Romantic comedy: Tips from one novelist to another
What’s hard and what’s easy about writing romantic comedy?
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Writing: How much research is too much?
Research is a thorny topic. How much is too much, and how much is just ‘for your information’ to be cast aside as you write?
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When a character loves another but doesn’t like them
Whether it’s friends, family members or romantic partners, at some point in our lives we have to navigate relationships with people who we love but don’t like very much.
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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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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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Writing: How to decide on the story I want to tell
I’m midway through the third draft of what I hope to share either later this year or early next and the story continues to twist and turn and bend into all kinds of new shapes.
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Everybody loves an unreliable narrator … don’t they?
I’ve had an unreliable washing machine, an unreliable car, and worst of all roller-coaster results from a not entirely trustworthy recipe for spaghetti carbonara. And yet I persist. It’s the same with an unreliable narrator. Make the people who live on your pages too predictably perfect, and nobody will care.
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