Clear Your Desk – The Summer Holidays are Coming
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that being a writer and a busy parent ain’t easy! That is no more true than when the school summer...
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David Richardson
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Getting the Writing Bug
A Masterclass with M G Leonard It was great last week to hear about M G Leonard’s writing career when she was in conversation with the...
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David Richardson
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Writers – How to Enjoy Your Summer Break and Still Work – Three Great Tips
It’s August, the kids are off school, the sun is out (hopefully) and you’re struggling to find the time and the motivation to write. Here...
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David Richardson
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
Solar Eclipse – A Lesson for Writers
Tomorrow’s partial solar eclipse – where part of the sun’s visible disc becomes unseeable, teaches writers a great lesson: less is more....
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David Richardson
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
To Foreshadow or Not To Foreshadow – That Is The Question!
Learning From The Master - Shakespeare I’ve had my nose buried in Romeo and Juliet this last week, preparing my next book for ZigZag...
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David Richardson
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
New Year Resolutions – A Better Way
Act Now With The Traffic Light System The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. He supposedly had two faces, one looking...
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David Richardson
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Reinventing Rejection - how to manage expectation and control disappointment
It’s such a negative thing to say, I’ve been rejected. Even saying my novel’s been turned down will still leave you feeling, well… down....
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David Richardson
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
Writing Workshop With Vashti Hardy - Blue Peter Award Winner
It was great to be with the Central East SCBWI group (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) yesterday evening as we...
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David Richardson
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Creating Inspiration - 3 Tips for Writers
You can’t write until you feel inspired – right? Sorry, that’s wrong! If you only write when inspiration decides to come your way, you’ll...
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David Richardson
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Creative Writing is Being Human
Occasionally, when I tell someone that I teach creative writing they say, ‘you mean calligraphy?’ Well, calligraphy is writing...
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