Lessons on debutism and the ‘difficult’ second novel
“It took 17 years from typing the first word of the first manuscript to finally being...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Jul 10, 2022 | Authors & Reviews, Books
“It took 17 years from typing the first word of the first manuscript to finally being...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Jun 15, 2022 | Authors & Reviews, Books, Northern Soul writes..., We burn witches
The novelist Patrick Gale knows how to write an opening line. Consider these examples from a...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Oct 3, 2020 | Authors & Reviews, Books
‘There are children playing in the street.’ That is the first stage direction for the first scene...
Read MorePosted by Helen Nugent | Jan 5, 2020 | Authors & Reviews, Books, Northern Soul writes..., We burn witches
Morse, Vera, Poirot and, um, Kojak. The titles given to fictional detectives are as recognisable...
Read MorePosted by Phil Pearson | Nov 3, 2019 | My Space, Northern Soul writes...
In a series of articles, Northern Soul’s Phil Pearson talks to all manner of fascinating folk...
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