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Ten months to publication — is writing enough in a flooded market?

May 21, 2022 Jacqui

I would argue that marketing, that is, writing copy about your novel and posting graphics, is now part of the writing process. 

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: marketing, novel, palace records, spellbound books, storytelling, teenage kicks, writing

Writing in a pandemic: keeping focused and staying safe

February 6, 2021 Jacqui

What was your daily writing practice like before March 2020? Before the pandemic struck?

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Posted in: Oldham, pandemic, Psychology, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Writing Filed under: covid-19, pandemic, stories, storypsychologist, storytelling, zoom

It’s never too late to write…

March 24, 2019 Jacqui

Never, ever let anyone tell you that you are too old to start a writing career. You have something to say. Say it.

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Posted in: age, Stories, Storytelling, Writer, Writing Filed under: stories, storytelling, too old, writing, writing community

#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 19

January 20, 2019 Jacqui

Patience. It was all going so well. Too well. My writing tackles difficult subjects while still trying to keep the shape of…

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Posted in: #100daysofwriting, 2019, Creativity, Stories, Writer Filed under: author, comments, critique, getting it, patieince, stories, storytelling, writing

#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 18

Jacqui

Writing with friends. Today was the first Oldha Writing Group of the year Oldham Library. We sat down with coffee and each other and…

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Posted in: #100daysofwriting, 2019, Writer Filed under: #oldhamwritinggroup, author, stories, storytelling, writing

#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 16

Jacqui

Things aren’t always what they seem. One question I get asked all the time is: is your main character based…

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Posted in: #100daysofwriting, 2019, Storytelling, Writer Filed under: character, filter, Hartshead Pike, stories, storytelling

#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 15

Jacqui

Every so often I talk to other authors.

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Posted in: #100daysofwriting, 2019, Stories, Storytelling, Writer, Writing Filed under: #100daysofwriting, stories, storytelling, writing

#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 14

Jacqui

Early mornings. That’s when I love to write. Before the day really starts.

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Posted in: #100daysofwriting, 2019 Filed under: storytelling, time, writing

Adele’s song and writing a novel

January 12, 2018 Jacqui

So what does Adele’s song ‘Hello’ have to do with writing a novel? Apart from the fact that her music is…

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Posted in: Creativity, Identity, Love, Novel, Psychology, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Writing Filed under: Adele, emotional depth, Hello, storytelling, writing a novel

What would Margaret do? Meeting my literary hero Margaret Atwood

June 12, 2017 Jacqui

Late September I went to the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester to watch Margaret Atwood in conversation with Erica Wagner. Flashback…

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Posted in: Creativity, Identity, Novel, Psychology, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Writing Filed under: Handmaid's Tale, hero, Margret Atwood, storytelling

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