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Closing Down For Christmas

The Scent of Dried Roses Chapter Eight

Why I'm Allergic To Nostalgia

Emerging Writers Club 7

Poetry Corner 4

On Writing: What is a Story – and What is it For?

The Scent of Dried Roses Chapter 7

Saturday Essay: The End of Christianity?

Emerging Writers' Club 6

Poetry Corner 3

On Writing: Why Change Is Crucial To Fiction

The Scent of Dried Roses Chapter 6

Reportage: A Real Life Murder Story - Part Four of Four

Emerging Writers' Club 5

Poetry Corner 2

Chapter Five - Jean is Born and The Crystal Palace Burns.

On Writing: Is Writing A Memoir Therapeutic?

Reportage: A Real Life Murder Story - Part Three of Four

Boot Camp Emerging Writers Club 4

Poetry Corner

On Writing: Fiction, Autofiction or Memoir.

Bonus Essay: I was a ( D List) Celebrity and I Got Out of There

The Scent of Dried Roses - Chapter Four

Reportage: A Real Life Murder Story - Part Two of Four

Boot Camp Emerging Writers' Club 3

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On Writing: Voice

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Reportage: A Real Life Murder Story - Full Text

Reportage: A Real Life Murder Story - Part One of Four

Boot Camp Emerging Writers' Club 2

On Writing: Common Mistakes of Fledgling Writers 6 - Final

The Scent of Dried Roses - Chapter Two

Saturday Essay: My Failed Love Affair

Boot Camp Emerging Writers' Club - Now Live

On Writing: Common Mistakes Of Fledgling Writers 5

Boot Camp Timetable 2023

A Bonus Post

The Scent of Dried Roses - Death, Family and the End of English Suburbia.

Saturday Essay: I Know Nothing

A Reminder: The New Timetable

The All-New Bootcamp 2023

On Writing: Common Mistakes of Fledgling Writers 3 & 4

Essay: Why Can't I Cry Anymore?

On Writing: The Shape of Stories

Common Mistakes of Fledgling Writers 2

Give Me Some Sugar

Essay - Against Confessional Journalism

Help Me To Help You

Freed From The Paywall - On Writing: Common Mistakes of Fledgling Writers 1

Tell Me Your Name and Story

On Writing: Psychological Barriers to Writing

On Writing: Thoughts on Character

Essay: Why Your Books Are Like Your Mind

Freed From Behind The Paywall: Essay - The Personality of the Writer

Tim Lott's Storyville 9: Robert McKee

Essay From The Archive: The Healing Power of Alan Watts.

The Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon

Tim Lott's Storyville 8 - Sadie Jones

On Writing: The Tragic Flaw

Essay: How I Stopped Being A Brain Dead Materialist

A Writing Exercise on Point of View

Sunday Supplement - The Last Bulletin

Tim Lott's Storyville 7- John Yorke

Oh Happy Day.

A Poll To Help Me Understand What You Want

Salman Rushdie and Free Speech

Sunday Supplement

Essay: Shame, Success and The Trouble With Social Mobility

A Writing Exercise About Honesty

Sunday Supplement

The Best Books on Writing Fiction

Sunday Supplement

Tim Lott's Storyville 6 -Scarlett Thomas

On Writing: Is A Writer An Artist?

Sunday Supplement

Change of time for 'Ask Me Anything' Zoom Meeting on Thursday

Sunday Supplement

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Tim Lott's Storyville 5 - Jon Ronson

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Quote of the Day - Milan Kundera

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How Cancel Culture Hurts the Writer

Sunday Supplement

How I Became Addicted To Prizes

Horribly Confusing Terms That Story Teachers Use

Sunday Supplement

Tim Lott's Storyville 4 - Mark Ravenhill.

Goodbye Costa Prize...

Nobody Wants To Read Your Shit 3 - And The Winner Is...

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Sunday Supplement

Write The Shortest Story You Can

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t 3: Deadline Approaches!

What Do You Want From Me?

Tim Lott's Storyville - Irvine Welsh Part Two

Sunday Supplement

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t 3

Love Island - fiction or fact?

Tim Lott's Storyville - Irvine Welsh (Part 1)

What's Your Favourite Book on Writing?

Sunday Supplement

Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t 2 (Again)

Summer Camp

What's the Toughest Thing About Writing a Novel?

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t 2 - THE WINNER.

Sunday Supplement

Charlie Kaufman on Writing

Desire.

Ask Irvine Welsh a Question

Sunday Supplement - More Writing Tips

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t 2

Apply for Personal Mentoring

Let's Talk About Dialogue

Why Won't Men Read Women Authors?

Sunday Supplement

NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SHIT AGAIN 3

Sally Rooney - What's the Deal?

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t Again 2

Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t Again

Sunday Supplement - Tim Lott 101, a beginner's guide to writing.

Final chance to post your nominations for the best submissions for 'Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t'

Five Ways To Bring Your Characters To Life

Writing as a Way of Seeing

Writing as a Way of Seeing

Which Was The Best Submission?

Sunday Supplement

Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t

My Favourite Writing Exercise

Sunday Supplement

Too Much Information!

Post Your Story Outline

Writing Rubbish Is Fine

Had to share this

The Ten Commandments of Writing Fiction

The Sunday Supplement

The Sunday Sermon

How Can We Love Awful People?

Under the Scalpel

Sunday Supplement - How to Cope With Rejection

Some Thoughts on Memoir, Life Writing and Autofiction

Let me see some of your writing.

10 Most Common Mistakes of Novice Writers

About Showing and Telling

Sunday Supplement

Tim Lott's Storyville 1 - Will Storr

You Don't Need To Be An Asshole to Be A Writer

Where Do I Get My Ideas?

Do I Practice What I Teach?

How to Sneak in the Boring Bits

Last few hours of my special offer.

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Here Are Some Of My Books

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The Story of the Millipede

Why Writing Isn't Like Pottery

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