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First person: On meeting Jacqui Lofthouse

2 September 20128 March 2020guest

I was excited but nervous about having the first fifty pages of my novel-in-progress reviewed by the novelist Jacqui Lofthouse, founder of The [...]

First person: The book that changed my life

19 June 20128 March 2020guest

by Khuram Shahzad It would be most unfair to say that only one book has made me the awful writer that I am. [...]

Are you Writing Hard, or Hardly Writing?

23 January 20124 July 2020guest

With the launch of The Flying Man (Headline) this January, Roopa Farooki has published five novels in five years – here are her [...]

The essential 7 steps of time management for writers

18 March 20114 July 2020guest

Do you find yourself procrastinating or writing endlessly; yet never getting anything completed? Follow seven steps to manage your time more effectively. Start [...]

A Writing Start by Vijay Medtia

15 October 20108 March 2020guest

STARBUCKS, near the corner of Albert Square is crowded with people taking a break from their office work; smart men and women reading [...]

The Art of Editing

7 February 20104 July 2020guest

by Jacqui Lofthouse There are many stages of the editing process – which may be one reason why many writers find editing a [...]

When Abhijit Dasgupta dreamt of writing a novel he never thought the process of getting an agent would take him on such a journey; addicted to that Send button he queried no less than a thousand agents. And rejection was going to hinder him. [...]