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Iain Broome

I'm the author of the novel, A is for Angelica. Every week, I send Draft Mode, a newsletter full of tips and tools that help you improve your craft and promote your writing.

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Quantity over quality

Paper-like iPad writing, Ray Bradbury's writing advice, getting a literary agent, plus YouTube and TikTok audience-building tactics.

Ray Bradbury sitting at his desk writing, surrounded by books and other objects
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Collect your highlights

An app for your favourite quotes, being a professional writer, writing consistently and redefining what makes a book good.

Collect your highlights
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First ever livestream

An easy website builder, funding opportunities, the lowdown on book advances, and being a one-person marketing team.

First ever livestream
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Smaller adventures

Following your intuition, writing tips for anyone, Notion templates for writers, and how to increase your newsletter open rates.

Smaller adventures
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Your second brain

Growing your newsletter, places to self-publish, organising a writing retreat and a writing tool that connects your thoughts.

Your second brain
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Not with a fanfare

What literary agents do, a reading tracker, writing 1000 words an hour, plus some wise words from Nick Cave.

Nick Cave writing in a cluttered area full of books, papers and cushions
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Working at midnight

Mindmapping software, writers and procrastination, keeping your day job, and building an audience around... you.

Working at midnight

How to subscribe to the RSS feed

There's a brand new internet address for you to pop in your RSS reader of choice, so you can get all the latest content juice.

How to subscribe to the RSS feed
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Ideas come from action

Plus an ace writing tool, how authors promote their novels, working in public, and how to design an ebook.

Ideas come from action
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Motivational messages from middle managers

A silly little doodle I did during a video call has got me thinking about ideas for new characters and stories.

Motivational messages from middle managers