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Best selling author James Patterson tells us that the most common mistake writers make is not creating an outline and assures students...

In the pantheon of archetypal figures who appear and re-appear regularly in fiction of all kinds, there is another kind of antagonist....

The Avengers , not to be confused with Marvel Comics’ superhero franchise, was what has become known as a ‘spy-fi’ British television...

Sales and marketing are much easier than is commonly believed. There is one huge component missing from most advice in this area, and...

In the world of dreams, a writer often imagines that the bulk of the work is done when the first draft is complete. It’s a persistent...

If you had a reader sitting in front of you right now, which of the following would you use to open your story with?   1. A nagging worry...

What’s your most valuable commodity?   You may have thought of your house or some appliance or object within it; perhaps you thought of a...

What resonates with readers?   Fear.   No, I don’t mean that you all have to rush off and write horror novels - though I know one famous...

Have you reached a point with your activities as a writer where you now have written your novel and have even perhaps posted it online -...