In my last column article, I expressed the necessity of learning how to write before you begin to pen your story. Though seemingly obvious, I neglected this in my haste to start writing – I subsequently kicked myself for it. This week, I am going to offer suggestions of how...
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Debate was sparked when Portuguese-English author JJ Arcanjo published his article ‘Has publishing abandoned Teen boys?’ in The Bookseller magazine last month. Since then, the book community has been discussing why the number of boys reading for pleasure has plummeted and whether this is because of publishers focusing their efforts...
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Writing is difficult. Writing a novel is infinitely more so. But no one tells you that. In fact, many people say it’s easy. Establishing a plot, writing interesting characters and finding the right words doesn’t sound too difficult. In theory. Then you begin and come to the startling realisation that...
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As the nights grow longer and autumn draws in, the season for curling up with a good book has arrived. But the question of what to read makes itself known. There is no better genre than Dark Academia to suit this time of year: crime, spookiness and romanticised university life...
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