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My sixth novel: The White Feather
Hello everybody. Just a quick blog post this time with, I hope, exciting novel news! I'm bringing out my sixth novel in 2025... for free,...
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Review: So Late in the Day
Book: So Late in the Day Author: Claire Keegan First published: 2023 Current publisher: Faber and Faber Format: Print Page count: 47 The physicals: Beautiful small hardback Procurement: Christmas present, and only just got round to reading it! Price: £8.99 I am a big fan of Claire Keegan's work, and I'm always happy to pick up anything written by her. This wonderful story didn't disappoint. It has all the CK trademarks: the quiet drama, the quiet shocks, the unsettling feeli
Oct 25, 20242 min read
What is the issue with showing and telling?
Welcome to another of my blog posts looking at various aspects of writing fiction (also creative non-fiction and memoir. Much of my advice applies to that too). This post is all about showing and telling. It's a bit of a thorny issue, and I think the concept is widely misunderstood. Hence writers can get a bit uppity about it! I hope this little post will throw some light on how you can use showing and telling, or not, to your advantage. Think of showing and telling as a tech
Aug 20, 20246 min read