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Excellent sheds

How to do nothing, editing hacks for non-fiction writers, first draft tricks, writing sheds, and the art of asking.

Excellent sheds
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Literally thousands

Minor announcements, Trello for writers, how to patch plot holes, standing out on social, and how authors get paid.

Literally thousands
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Thoughtful goodies

Writing nooks, novel writing software, writing competitions, building meaningful connections, beautiful book covers.

Thoughtful goodies
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Free imaginary biscuits

Writing confidence, story plotting with Miro, accountability buddies, promoting books on Instagram, presenting books online.

Free imaginary biscuits
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Write your weird

Advice from Neil Gaiman, writing in multiple viewpoints, writing in longhand, and the importance of showing up.

Write your weird
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Supposed to be fun

Free screenplays, creating a beat sheet, making writing less hard, daily writing sprints, and a bookmark manager.

Supposed to be fun
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Finding a beat

Membership programmes, creating living characters, principles for writing non-fiction, and a directory of literary magazines.

Colm Tóibín lying down underneath his desk, writing.
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The next step

Services for authors, building an author brand, editing your novel, TikTok for authors, platforms for serialised fiction.

The next step
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Flip-flopping around

Brilliant book covers, build a daily writing habit, work out your characters 'why', how to write a scene, and the ace Mary Ruefle.

Flip-flopping around
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66 best writing tools and tips 2021

Links to the best how tos, lists, videos, blog posts and writing tools that I've plucked from the internet over the last 12 months.

66 best writing tools and tips 2021