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Writing is hell...when you are stupid
How intellectual elitism stops you writing
Aug 30
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Vanessa Walters
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Writing is hell...without a critique group
The art of community
Aug 28
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Vanessa Walters
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July 2025
Writing is Hell...if you don't query right
How to query a literary agent. Winning query attached. Be kind!
Jul 27
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Vanessa Walters
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May 2025
Writing is hell…unless you dig deep.
In my adventures teaching under-18s, I have observed a lot of precocious kids writing what they think is popular rather than connecting with themselves.
May 22
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Vanessa Walters
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Writing is hell…when someone steals your novel (allegedly)
Did Tracy Wolff ‘crave’ Lynn Freeman’s manuscript?
May 17
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Vanessa Walters
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2:31
On Sinners
What Ryan Coogler's movie says about making art
May 5
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Vanessa Walters
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How to get a literary agent in 48 hours
I did and you can too. Here's how...
May 1
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Vanessa Walters
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April 2025
Whose Dream is it Anyway?
Why do we defer our writing dreams?
Apr 24
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Vanessa Walters
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Words with nowhere to go
As a writer, your writing often becomes painful, words that you have a love-hate relationship with, almost like a dirty secret in the shadows.
Apr 21
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Vanessa Walters
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How we celebrate in critique group when one of us has a book out
Congrats to Zee Carlstrom of Heath’s Ledgers on the publication of Make Sure You Die Screaming, In stores now!
Apr 10
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Vanessa Walters
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To critique or not to critique, that is the question
Katie Kitamura and Jennifer Egan weigh in on critique groups
Apr 9
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Vanessa Walters
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What's your story?
How you know what story to tell
Apr 4
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Vanessa Walters
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