You might be considering doing NaNoWriMo this November. Three writers give their advice on how to go about writing 50,000 words in a month
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What makes Anne Lamott’s 1994 writing book so good? We unpack some of the key points of Bird by Bird: Instructions for a Writing Life
Portraying realistic, credible and relatable LGBTIQ+ characters is within your grasp. Read on for tips and how to avoid the 10 tropes
Nerine Dorman laments that best of SFF lists often exclude many female writers, and suggests a range of other names to read
The name of this writing method is certainly both intriguing and memorable. We delve into what this method entails
We chat to writing coach Masha du Toit about mentoring other writers, creating a series, designing book covers and why writing is like surfing
When you can’t travel to research a place, you need to get creative with other ways of finding information about a locale
The central job of dialogue in a novel is to move the plot forward, provide exposition and reveal who the characters are. Read on for some ways to write dialogue
Here are some tips to reclaim your writing groove and get back into that writer’s seat