Interview with Mark Leggatt
Mary Fletcher, one of our clients, interviews Mark Leggatt, crime writer and consultant at The Writing Coach.
Within moments, the efficiency and analytical cunning of Mark Leggatt are obvious.… Read the rest →
The Writing Life of PD Viner, Crime Writer and Crime Writing Mentor
Recently Jacqueline Smith interviewed the Crime Writer PD Viner. Phil Viner is one of our consultants and a Crime Writing Mentor at The Writing Coach. His first novel The Last… Read the rest →
Creativity and Leadership – A Guest Post by Trevor Waldock
We are delighted to share this guest post by Trevor Waldock. Trevor is one of the best-known, and best-respected, executive coaches in Europe and has worked at the most senior… Read the rest →
Common Mistakes in Writing Fiction and how to avoid them
This month, I’m delighted to continue my relationship with The Asian Writer website by contributing a guest post on Common Mistakes in Writing Fiction and how to avoid them.
Here’s… Read the rest →
Win two sessions on the Full Mentor Programme
On January 22nd 2015, I will be celebrating the publication of my novel The Modigliani Girl. I’m really excited about this publication by Blackbird Books. To celebrate this news, I’ve… Read the rest →
The book launch for ‘Welcome to Sharonville’ – Jacqui Lofthouse interviews Dr. Sharon Zink
When Sharon Zink launched her book Welcome to Sharonville at New Writing South in Brighton, we were lucky enough to have Nicola Joy recording the event on video.
If you… Read the rest →
The Mslexia Children’s Novel Competition
If you have completed (or are very close to completing) a novel for children or young adults, the Mslexia Children’s Novel Competition is the perfect opportunity to get your work… Read the rest →
Annual Review of 2011 (Part One: What went well)
First of all, a very Happy New Year to you all and wishing all readers of this blog a happy, healthy, and creative 2012!
What is the Annual Review?
Last… Read the rest →
A view on NaNoWriMo (could you and should you write a novel in a month?)
Win an appraisal of 25 pages of your writing work and a copy of my ebook in the Writing Coach Twitter/Facebook Competition (see below)
Today marks the first day of… Read the rest →
An artist’s date in nature
Most readers of this blog will be familiar with the concept of the ‘Artist’s Date’, the phrase coined by the author of The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron. In Cameron’s words,… Read the rest →
The lure of the independent bookshop
There is nothing quite like an independent bookshop. I know I’m not alone in bemoaning the homogenisation of bookshops these days. I often feel deflated when I walk into Waterstones… Read the rest →
On Uncertainty (or the Van Gogh School of writing fiction)
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream” – Van Gogh
Recently, on a short holiday to Woodbridge, Suffolk, we… Read the rest →
