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McCredited WM December 2023
Read James McCreet's suggested rewrite for Under the Microscope07 November 2023
Coffee-break writing: Fireworks
Write a passage inspired by pyrotechnics in this week’s creative writing…03 November 2023
Writing place: Country House Gothic
Novelist Louise Davidson looks at Gothic literature’s obsession with the country…03 November 2023
Coffee-break exercise: Scary story
Conjure a terrifying tale in today's creative writing exercise27 October 2023
Horror: How to terrify your readers
Bestselling horror author Yrsa Sigurdardottir explains how to frighten the…27 October 2023
Coffee-break writing: Strange
Make dramatic sense of something odd or weird in this week’s creative writing…20 October 2023
Chris Parker: Writing about maleness
The debut author writes about challenging received perceptions about gender in…20 October 2023
Coffee-break writing: Happy place
Explore someone in their ideal environment in this week's creative writing…13 October 2023
Marc Turner: Writing in a new genre
The author describes moving from fantasy to thrillers, and offers tips for…13 October 2023