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Write Advice: Mary-Anne Harrington on open submissions

Mary-Anne Harrington talks to Writing a Novel students about open submissions and the definition of literary fiction.

Write Advice: Mary-Anne Harrington on working with agents and editors

Mary-Anne Harrington talks to Writing a Novel students on working with editors, finding agents and avoiding mistakes.

Google or Go? How writers research a novel

Novel student Sara Schneider explains why the best stories come when do the legwork yourself.

Write Advice: what do literary agents want?

Literary agent Charlie Campbell reveals what agents look for in a novelist.

How to write genre fiction

Tom Bromley explores how knowing your genre is essential.

How to write an innovative script

See why practical production restraints can make you a more creative scriptwriter.

How do you become a novelist?

Faber Academy alumna Natasha Rocca Devine details her journey into fiction.

Writing your novel: to plot or not

Danielle Charles talks about writing your novel and whether to plot or not.

Writers: should you plot your novel?

Paul Kingsnorth describes his writing process and argues that a story is a living thing that finds the right writer to tell it.

Writers: focus on the midpoint to nail your story

John Yorke and a Story for Screen student explore the power of the midpoint.

Science writers — why you need to think like a novelist

Writing a Novel student Igor explains how story structures might be the doorway to convincing fact as well as compelling fiction.