

The Shadow of Callan
It’s hard to recollect much about it now, and I was more or less unaware of it then, but for half of my life the future of the world lay...


4 Ways to Add Value to a Story (with some Dickens as an example)
You can add value to stories in lots of different ways. Let’s assume you’ve read my book How Stories Really Work - shameless plug - and...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Develop a Powerful Plot in Four Steps
If you were to sit down right now and write, what would you write about? For those of you who have a work ongoing, you might simply want...


Why Do Writers Write?
Much of my experience as a writer, editor and publisher suggests that many people write out of a compulsion to do so. They may not write...


Stories Without Heart
You will probably have read plenty of quotes along the line of ‘If you want to be a writer, you have to write.’ Right? Stephen King said...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Breaking Things Down Into Components
If you are aiming to make a living as a writer, your success depends on your ability to produce a piece of writing - and probably many...


The Theft of Creativity
Anyone who has wanted to be a writer from a young age may occasionally ask himself or herself this question: ‘What is it that restrains a...