Category: On my Writing Journey
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Unlearning Fanfiction Crutches and Habits
Before I get into this post about bad habits I’ve been unlearning from my fanfic-writing days, a note to say: I love fanfiction. Totting up the ones with the biggest word-counts that I remember off the top of my head, I’ve written over a million words of fanfic, and read over fifteen million. This is…
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Making the Most of Beta Readers
Some of the most common questions asked in writing groups and reddit subs involve beta readers: how to find them; how to know if they’re any good; what to do when you don’t agree with the feedback; dealing with rude feedback or radio silence. A year ago I was one of those people asking questions.…
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Year 1 in the querying trenches
(Hello Evie, hope you and Maisie are doing great. And your bf too. I have not memorised his name. If he wants people to remember his name, he should probably try being a dog.) I sent my first ever book query to a literary agent on the 27th of April this year, nauseous with excitement…
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