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NaNoWriMo — should you be planning your story?

We asked authors Sarah Hilary, Heidi Rice, Irenosen Okojie and Paul Kingsnorth about their attitudes towards plotting and planning their work.

How an online editing course helped take my novel to the next stage

Stella Soerensen explains how taking our Edit Your Novel The Professional Way online course has changed the way she writes – for the better.

9 common questions debut writers ask Mary-Anne Harrington

9 common questions debut writers ask Mary-Anne Harrington

Mary-Anne Harrington, publisher at Tinder Press, answers some of the common questions debut writers ask.

The importance of editing your novel the professional way

The importance of editing your novel the professional way

Helen Corner-Bryant and Kathryn Price from literary consultancy Cornerstones explain why writers need to learn to edit.

Writing tips from literary agent Jonny Geller, publisher Alex Clarke and authors Felicia Yap and Lisa Jewell

Writing tips from literary agent Jonny Geller, publisher Alex Clarke and authors Felicia Yap and Lisa Jewell

Jacob Collins, a former student on our Writing Crime Fiction course, shares writing tips from the Rooftop Book Club.

Write Advice: author Julia Crouch explains her drafting process

Write Advice: author Julia Crouch explains her drafting process

Julia Crouch explores the importance of perfecting your novel’s setting and how a book’s cover is designed.

Write Advice: editor Diane Johnstone takes questions on editing and agents

Write Advice: editor Diane Johnstone takes questions on editing and agents

Diane Johnstone talks about agents, literary consultants and how to know when a piece is ‘finished’.

Write Advice: publisher Mary-Anne Harrington on writing awards and editing

Write Advice: publisher Mary-Anne Harrington on writing awards and editing

Tinder Press publisher, Mary-Anne Harrington, chats with our Faber Academy course alumni.

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

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

Cal Moriarty chats to our Faber Academy students.

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

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.

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