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Every week I share writing tips and tools to help you improve your craft and promote your work.
66 best writing tools and tips 2021
Links to the best how tos, lists, videos, blog posts and writing tools that I've plucked from the internet over the last 12 months.
How to start a book group
Some exciting tips for starting your own book group based on what me and my own cool book crew do.
The heart, mind and murder test for writers
A few checks you can do to try and work out once and for all if your writing is – you know – any good.
Run and weep
Track your time, stories as systems, writing around a full-time job, book sales funnels and the art of the novella.
Gut feeling, maybe
A new outlining tool, authors on Instagram, joint writing sprints, editing advice, and a list of writing competitions.
Excellent sheds
How to do nothing, editing hacks for non-fiction writers, first draft tricks, writing sheds, and the art of asking.
Literally thousands
Minor announcements, Trello for writers, how to patch plot holes, standing out on social, and how authors get paid.
Thoughtful goodies
Writing nooks, novel writing software, writing competitions, building meaningful connections, beautiful book covers.
Free imaginary biscuits
Writing confidence, story plotting with Miro, accountability buddies, promoting books on Instagram, presenting books online.
Write your weird
Advice from Neil Gaiman, writing in multiple viewpoints, writing in longhand, and the importance of showing up.
Supposed to be fun
Free screenplays, creating a beat sheet, making writing less hard, daily writing sprints, and a bookmark manager.
Finding a beat
Membership programmes, creating living characters, principles for writing non-fiction, and a directory of literary magazines.
The next step
Services for authors, building an author brand, editing your novel, TikTok for authors, platforms for serialised fiction.
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