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A Sensuous Christmas
A Sensuous Christmas

A lesson from the festive season

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Gill ThompsonDecember 24, 2019Comment
Triumph and Disaster
Triumph and Disaster

A tale of two reviews

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AdviceGill ThompsonDecember 17, 2019Comment
Writing your Manifesto
Writing your Manifesto

What does a novel have in common with a General Election?

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StyleGill ThompsonDecember 10, 2019Comment
Picture Your Characters
Picture Your Characters

Ways in to creating memorable protagonists

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CharactersGill ThompsonDecember 3, 2019Comment
A Memorable Opening
A Memorable Opening

A Master Class from Robert Harris

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StyleGill ThompsonNovember 26, 2019Comment
Gender in Children’s Writing
Gender in Children’s Writing

Hello, girls and boys

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CharactersGill ThompsonNovember 22, 2019Comment
Synaesthesia
Synaesthesia

A fresh way of writing

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StyleGill ThompsonNovember 12, 2019Comment
Mixed Messages
Mixed Messages

Separating the writer from the character 

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CharactersGill ThompsonNovember 5, 2019Comment
The Value of Notebooks
The Value of Notebooks

No writing is ever wasted

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AdviceGill ThompsonOctober 29, 2019Comment
A sense of urgency
A sense of urgency

Creating compelling openings

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StyleGill ThompsonOctober 22, 2019Comment
A lesson from Weaving
A lesson from Weaving

How texts are made

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PlotGill ThompsonOctober 15, 2019Comment
Asking Your Characters Questions
Asking Your Characters Questions

An innovative way of inventing people

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CharactersGill ThompsonOctober 8, 2019Comment
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