Andrew Wille

Patricia Highsmith: Take A Nap

After coming across this piece in the Guardian, I’m reading the excellent Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction by Patricia Highsmith. I’ve

Definitions Of Editing: Structural Editing

It’s useful for any writer to understand different editorial terms. They can bring clarity to what your writing needs or is

Definitions of Editing: Key Terms

All writers need to understand editing. Editing can involve many different types of editorial activity, from straightforward matters such as correcting

Voice Workshop, 14 March 2015

Find Your Voice is one of the great myths of creative writing; you have a voice already, so let’s find ways

Getting Published Day 2015: Voice Workshop And Book Doctoring

On Saturday I took part in the Getting Published Day at Regents College, London. As always, with Writers’ Workshop events, it was

Friday Writing Experiment No. 58: Spring Clean-up

The first day of spring, yay! According to my own logic, the first day of spring is that day when

Friday Writing Experiment No. 57: Off Your Chest

In another blog post this week, I write about shame – not so much a personal shame but a cultural

What Words Can You Use?

I’m connecting a few dots here. 1. When I ran a workshop on the Four Elements at York last year,

Let It Come In

A lovely interview with Anne Tyler in today’s Observer. I liked this observation: On the wall are printed a few

Friday Writing Experiment No. 56: Fanmail

Inspired by Joanna Rakoff typing replies to fanmail for J.D. Salinger, described in My Salinger Year (and my own review),

My Salinger Year, By Joanna Rakoff

I have to admit I was originally a little put off reading My Salinger Year for thinking it might be

Friday Writing Experiment No. 55: Dear Diaries

Back in December I started to keep a diary again. I’m using Day One, which is a very handy app. It