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What writers can learn from the football world cup

What writers can learn from the football world cup

They think its over ... but not yet.

AdviceGill ThompsonJune 19, 2018World cupComment

Stories are Special

Stories are Special

The legacy of Philip Roth

PlotGill ThompsonJune 12, 2018Philip RothComment

Writing as revenge…should we go there?

Writing as revenge…should we go there?

Immortalising people’s habits without trace.

CharactersGill ThompsonJune 5, 2018Jilly Cooper, revengeComment

Writers just write!

Writers just write!

Why writers need to write for readers, not English Literature students!

StyleGill ThompsonMay 29, 2018Ian McEwan, Michael FraynComment

The Tip of the Iceberg

The Tip of the Iceberg

Why writers know more than they let on.

CharactersGill ThompsonMay 22, 2018A.J.Pearce, Dear Mrs BirdComment

Draughty Drafts

Draughty Drafts

Different drafts demand different approaches.

PlotGill ThompsonMay 15, 2018First drafts, Terry Pratchet, Tell don’t showComment

What if?

What if?

Starting with a key question can help us write compelling stories.

PlotGill ThompsonMay 8, 2018Comment

Readers want truth

Readers want truth

Fake news has no place in good books!

StyleGill ThompsonMay 1, 2018Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Sheep and Goats, Fake newsComment

Changing Times

Changing Times

How writers make time work for them

AdviceGill ThompsonApril 24, 2018Virginia Woolf, Time, Sarah Waters, Joan Silber, ian McEwanComment

Spot the Writer!

Spot the Writer!

Invisible writers make for engaged readers

StyleGill ThompsonApril 17, 2018Use of first person, Voice, Ishiguro, Rose TreainComment

A Sense of Place

A Sense of Place

Let's avoid the obvious when creating settings.

StyleGill ThompsonApril 10, 2018Place, senses, settings, Dickens, Helen DunmoreComment

Hooking your reader

Hooking your reader

How do successful writers start their novels?

StyleGill ThompsonApril 3, 2018Hook, First lines, OpeningsComment