What is a Set Piece? (And How to Write a Compelling One)
Many writers wonder how to write a set piece. In this blog, TLC Editor Stefan Mohamed explains how to write a compelling one.
The Need for Narrative
The need for a narrative is hard-wired into we humans, the emotional significance encoded in the acts of telling and reading stories imprinted on our conscious and unconscious minds. We […]
On Literary Fiction, and Literary Snobbery
Recently I read an article dating back to 2014 where novelist and journalist Will Self posed the question “is the novel dead?” The inference being that literary works, unlike genre […]
Craft: Why It Matters
I run a local writing group – Wear Valley Writers – and we’ve occasionally had new members who’ve turned up, said they’re poets, and read us a few of their […]
TLC Author Joins Writing Process Blog Tour
TLC author Amna Boheim, who recently joined our Chapter and Verse mentoring programme and whose work we showcased earlier this year, has written a blog as part of the ‘Writing […]
