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National Short Story Day: 5 Short Stories You Should Read
Today, 21 December, is the shortest day of the year. And what better day for...
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An Introduction the Dewey Decimal System
Libraries around the world use the Dewey Decimal System to organise written works. And since...
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5 Tips on Writing a Cliffhanger Ending for Your Novel
A ‘cliffhanger’ ending is one that ends a story on a tense, unresolved moment (such...
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7 Tricks for Catching Up If You Fall Behind on NaNoWriMo
So, we’re halfway through NaNoWriMo. Hopefully, your novel is well underway, but we know that...
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5 Tips for Avoiding Cultural Appropriation in Fiction
In a previous post, we set out the basics of what cultural appropriation involves and...
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Halloween Special: What Is Ghostwriting?
On today, the spoooookiest of days, we thought we’d look at the most haunting form...
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5 Tips on How to Adapt a Novel into a Screenplay
At some point, most people have probably read a book and thought, ‘This would make...
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Black Poetry Day: 5 Brilliant Black Poets You Should Read
Today, 17 October, is Black Poetry Day, a day for celebrating Black poets around the...
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5 Must-Read Books on Black History and Culture
October is Black History Month in the UK, so we’re looking at five books by...
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Writing Tips: What Is Allegory?
Allegory has been a popular literary technique for almost as long as we’ve had writing....
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World Beard Day: 5 Famous Writers and Their Brilliant Beards
Today, 5 September, is World Beard Day. And after fierce debate among our proofreaders and...
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Author Tips: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing
If you’ve written a book, you have a choice over how to publish it. You...
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