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Faber & Faber, Bloomsbury
Joined February 2009

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  1. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Huge thanks for a great masterclass last night — I got so much out of the evening, and it came at a timely moment as I work on the next draft of my fiction writing project. Thanks for all you put into it. Looking forward to the next session, now!

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    Apr 24

    I spent the day writing poetry. And I am very happy for it. Thank you and . Life feels more beautiful this evening.

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    Apr 22

    Started course today. New stationary and coffee - loves shared by a few of my new course mates ☕️✍🏼

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  4. Apr 22

    Keith's answer continued here, and some interesting insight into his new book, A Shock, coming out in July!

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  5. Apr 22

    It's our last day of but we're going out with a bang and talking perspective. Who is speaking? What view do they have? Explore these questions and more in 's new Voice and Perspective in Fiction course, taking place in July:

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  6. Apr 21

    'The freezing suggests there's a terrible anxiety there. Don't worry about it. You write, you make mistakes...it doesn't matter. No one is watching you. Writing is not a live performance.' Check out the video below for another question answered by

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  7. Retweeted
    Apr 20

    ‘A novel is a relationship, a place outside of time where both reader and writer are challenged and validated, stretched and rewarded.’

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  8. Retweeted
    Apr 20

    Thank you for such an open, honest, and useful talk to this afternoon. So interesting & also encouraging

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  9. Apr 20

    Your daily dose of is here, and this time, we're looking at word count when writing in the Fantasy genre. Thanks for another excellent answer.

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  10. Apr 20

    Many congratulations to the brilliant ! Roll on August.

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  11. Retweeted
    Apr 19

    pulling all my new body language skills out the bag... Thanks Have a great day everyone, I'm off for a (slow.. wobbly..) run!

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    Apr 19
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  13. Apr 19

    There are still a few spaces available on our new Masterclass: Setting (Online) course, taking place next Monday. Led by the brilliant , you'll explore the vital role place plays in a story in this intensive workshop. Grab a space here:

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  14. Apr 19

    And 's new novel, A Shock, is coming out in June! Pre-order here:

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  15. Apr 19

    'It's important to ask yourself when thinking about people reading your work before you've finished it, what are you looking for from those people?' Day three of and has more brilliant advice to share.

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    Apr 18

    "The first draft (for me, anyway) is a lumbering, unwieldy beast, a stitched-together Frankenstein’s monster..." Fascinating insight into the writing process from who wrote Before I Go to Sleep with

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  17. Apr 16

    And here's a little bonus, follow-on question about fictional spaces and where to start writing from:

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  18. Apr 16

    it's our second day of . Watch below to find out how much 's plot changes during the course of writing.

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  19. Apr 15

    Here it is: the first video Q&A with . We'll be posting a question a day for the next week and first up is – should you set yourself a goal of a certain number of words per day? Thank you to those who submitted questions and to Keith for some brilliant advice!

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  20. Apr 14

    Congratulations, Simon! We are so, so pleased for you🥳🥳

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