

The Inner Editor
Every writer has an ‘inner editor’. Some writers have this internal analytical monitoring function turned on and operational all the...

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...


The Art of Steven Carr: Directing Reader Attention in 'Noise'
There are four basic genres in fiction - Epic, Tragedy, Irony and Comedy - and each have their own patterns, though all are based on the...


The Insight of Graham Greene
Graham Greene OM CH (1904 – 1991) was an English novelist regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Acquiring...


A Possibly Enlightening Analogy
There are a number of possibly important parallels between our behaviour as readers and writers and what we do as consumers of food. Most...

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...


Going 'Off Grid'
During the fall-out from a particularly painful period of my life, I decided that, to try and ‘convalesce’, I would go ‘off-grid’ - I...


The Frame of Mind of a Successful Writer
I might be wrong, but I think it’s probably impossible to live from writing fiction alone, unless you are one of a select few highly...


How Big Should Something Grow
The Inner Circle Writers’ Group continues to expand at an extraordinary and unexpected rate. It began in 2008 with just me; it grew to a...