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Write Advice: Cal Moriarty shares tips on drafting, prologues and editing

8 March 2017

Cal Moriarty chats to our Faber Academy students.

Deana Luchia: my journey as a writer

3 August 2017

Deana Luchia describes her journey from hopeful writer to published author.

How to use song lyrics in fiction

1 August 2017

Former Faber permissions manager Nicci Cloke explains the legalities of directly quoting in your writing.

Write Advice: script editor Caroline Young discusses multiple plotlines

31 July 2017

Caroline Young discusses the importance of ad breaks with our students.

Write Advice: script editor Caroline Young discusses her journey into script editing

30 July 2017

Caroline Young chats our to students about how she became a script editor.

How an online writing course helped Keziah Frost write her first book

28 July 2017

Faber Academy alumna Keziah Frost explains how the Writing a Novel online course helped her write her first book.

Ten tips for running writing groups

27 July 2017

There’s more to think about than exercises when you’re setting up a workshop. Here, Running Writing Groups tutor Anne Taylor has put together her ten most important pieces of advice for anyone looking to get involved in holding their own workshops.

Seven reasons to join a writing group

24 July 2017

Although it’s many people’s dream job, being a writer has its drawbacks too. Here, we explore how joining a writing group can help you grow as both a writer and person, and why joining one offers more than you might expect.