
What I’m doing wrong with my novel: it’s time to move forward
It’s a year since I released my debut novella The Office of Dead Letters and anxious readers want to

It’s a year since I released my debut novella The Office of Dead Letters and anxious readers want to

A while back, I wrote a post about short story podcasts that I recommend, one of which is The

It’s that time of year again! Nano approaches! And in an alcohol-fuelled frenzy, I have created the essential Nanowrimo

My favourite place to write is in a bar with a beer. Or at a cafe… with a beer.

When we entered the region of the stones, the temperature dropped 10 degrees and we knew we were now

I shuffled forward and accidentally bumped against the bag of the woman in front of me. “Sorry,” I mumbled,

I wrote previously that people always assume that I’m writing about this shithole. Their words, not mine! And for

I know I’m not alone when I say that my to-be-read pile hasn’t gotten any smaller over the past ten months. I’ve actually abandoned several novels half way through.
It’s like reading is no longer a pleasure. But why?

As we say goodbye to what people have variously called a ‘strange’ year or a ‘challenging’ year or a

Learning basic things later in life is obviously very different to learning them as a child. Everything you learn is hard won and precious. Everything you learn is conscious. It makes it a much richer learning experience.
Nat Newman is an award-winning writer of short stories, podcasts, feature articles, ghostwritten books, drunk text messages and a novella. She is also an actor, voice artist, tour host and creative writing tutor.
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