Writing wisdom, advice and encouragement for every day of the year.
Join me (and help me) as I draft a writing manual 'On Drafting'.
I teach Creative Writing at the University of Southampton. If you're interested in mentoring or studying, I'm easy to find there.
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Today I look back over the year so far, talking about the areas of Drafting I've spoken about, and look ahead to the coming weeks where I'm covering What an Idea Looks Like.
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26 Oct 2026
Choosing Automatic Writing over Morning Pages
Fewer and fewer artists of all sorts are trying to create in a trance. Visual artists and musicians, as well as writers.
Today I'm exploring the difference between automatic writing and morning pages - with some help from the poets Anthony Joseph and Denise Riley.
What use can useless writing be?
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24 Aug 2026
9 Things You Need to Write a Novel
Here, in my opinion, are the 9 Things You Need to Write a Novel.
That’s all.
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