MASTERCLASS: How to Write a Memoir – with Allegra Huston
Reading Time: 4 minutes The author of bestselling memoir ‘Love Child’ talks about how to draw a compelling narrative out of the rough material of your life.
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MASTERCLASS: How to Create a Setting – with Liz Fenwick
Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you read a book where you felt the wind, tasted the air, and shivered with the protagonist? Learn how to use the setting to breath life and an extra dimension into your stories. Discover tools to bring your location alive.
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10 hashtags for writers – and how to use them
Reading Time: 7 minutes There are lots of hashtags out there that are useful to help writers promote their work, connect with other writers, and – well – write. How do you use them, and which should you use?
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The best piece of advice for memoir writers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Want to write a memoir? My favourite piece of memoir-writing advice is from the late, great Carrie Fisher, author of bestselling memoirs and autobiographical fiction. And also Princess Leia.
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MASTERCLASS: How to Write About Nature – with Anita Sethi
Reading Time: 3 minutes Want to write about nature? Join the author of ‘I Belong Here’ for an enlightening workshop on how to observe and describe the natural world.
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MASTERCLASS: How to Build a Writing Habit – with Bec Evans (Online, Weds 16th Feb, 2022)
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this masterclass, writing productivity expert Bec Evans of Prolifiko will guide you with tried and tested approaches that will help you create a writing habit that works for you. She’ll help you find time, support and the systems that keep you going.
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5 ways to beat #BlueMonday – and be a more resilient writer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. And these are certainly tough times. How can you stay sane, optimistic – and build resilience as a writer?
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4 steps to plan your writing projects
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve got some unexpected time on your hands over the holidays, this can be a great time of year to catch up on some reading, do some writing – or simply plan some writing.
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6 ways to overcome procrastination and beat writers’ block
Reading Time: 6 minutes Writers are the masters of procrastination – it’s far simpler to type a search term into Google than it is to write the first line of a novel. We all procrastinate – but you can overcome it with practical strategies. So stop putting off your dreams and reward your future self, says Bec Evans.
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7 ways to get things done – and be a more productive writer
Reading Time: 6 minutes Productivity isn’t just a way to show off to colleagues and suck up to your boss. Getting things done allows you to spend more time doing the things you love and want to do. Bec Evans shares her favourite tactics to make short shrift of the long to-do list.
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Advice for Writers – call for submissions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you a pubished author? What’s your top piece of advice for new and emerging authors? Our core purpose at Publishing Talk is to educate new and emerging authors. If you’re a published author (traditional or self-published), I’d love to involve you in a new project.
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Narrative nonfiction: 7 tips for turning your idea into a book
Reading Time: 4 minutes Narrative nonfiction is nonfiction’s equivalent of the novel, says Daniel Smith. Here’s how to turn your idea into a compelling read.
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