by Clare Flynn | Apr 27, 2024
A False Start When I was in Sri Lanka recently, I started writing what would have been my seventeenth novel. At that stage, I hadn’t even had my structural edits back on number sixteen, which I’d only submitted to my publisher the day before I left. (Happily, my...
by Clare Flynn | Mar 31, 2023
It’s not all about the word count: inside a writing retreat | Research Tips for Writing Travel Writing Inspiration Writing Retreat Photo by Jean Gill I’ve been doing writing retreats for ten years. Not the sort with tutors but ones where you can hunker down and...
by Clare Flynn | Nov 27, 2017
Yesterday was a big day – I’ve completed my third NaNoWriMo in a row, with four days to spare. In case you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is – it’s NationalNovelWritingMonth – entrants are targeted with writing fifty thousand words during the month of November –an average...
by Clare Flynn | Feb 4, 2017
I’m delighted to welcome my guest today, Helena Halme. Helena is a London-based Finnish author who writes in the English language – an amazing feat which she carries off beautifully. She is the author of six novels and is the winner of the John Nurmi prize...
by Clare Flynn | May 18, 2015
I don’t often use my blog to publicise non-fiction books but I’m making an exception today for Jessica Bell’s new book, launched today, which is designed to cut down the massive learning curve and make it all simple! This 6th installment of the...
