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Sally Rooney - What's the Deal?Do you love Sally Rooney? Are you absorbed in the serialisation of ‘Conversations With Friends’? Is she a great storyteller? Me - I don’t quite …

May 19

My rewrite of Hannah's story, 'Mispers'

May 18

May 18

First published on Twitter, now lost in the ether - but republished here.

May 15

Final chance to post your nominations for the best submissions in 'Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t' (But I do)'Ten Shun! Come on tell me what you thought! There are some marvellous pieces in there. I will read them all - but YOU choose the best one for me…Check…

May 13

How to shape the clay of the people in your book and make them really breathe.

May 13

Writing as a Way of Seeing Watch now (11 min) | Special Video Edition - For Paying Subscribers Only.

May 10

A novel or a memoir is about much more than learning to use techniques.

May 10

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Tim Lott's Writing Boot Camp

A no-bullshit, non-fluffy guide to writing fiction and memoir. Plus thoughts, discussions, loves, hates and general ephemera about the craft of writing.

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