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What You Should Be Reading As a Writer

There’s one kind of literature that‘ll teach more than any other

Dec 30, 2022

What You Should Be Reading As a Writer

Dec 30, 2022

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What I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing Novels

Tips to help you finish your first draft this November

Nov 19, 2022

What I Wish I Knew When I Started Writing Novels

Nov 19, 2022

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The Subtle Art of Not Fucking Up Your Book Cover

Getting the right cover is not as easy as you might think

Jul 2

The Subtle Art of Not Fucking Up Your Book Cover

Jul 2

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How to Rewrite Your Novel

“Books aren’t written. They’re rewritten.” — Michael Crichton. But what does it take?

Mar 8

How to Rewrite Your Novel

Mar 8

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How to Write Dialogue

The art of self-induced multiple personality disorder

Jan 2

How to Write Dialogue

Jan 2

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How Getting Worldbuilding Wrong Will Destroy Your Work

The Fundamentals of Worldbuilding and Systems

Dec 2, 2023

How Getting Worldbuilding Wrong Will Destroy Your Work

Dec 2, 2023

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This is How You Choose the Right Narrator For Your Story

Distant. Close. Reliable. Unreliable. Diary. Where do you start?

Nov 27, 2023

This is How You Choose the Right Narrator For Your Story

Nov 27, 2023

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I Had to Shatter Both Ankles to Receive the Worst Writing Advice of My Life

And It Was Well Worth It

Nov 19, 2023

I Had to Shatter Both Ankles to Receive the Worst Writing Advice of My Life

Nov 19, 2023

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How To Get Away With Bad Endings

Struggling to write the perfect ending? Don’t worry about it. Worry about this instead:

Nov 17, 2023

How To Get Away With Bad Endings

Nov 17, 2023

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What You Should Consider When Plotting Your Novel

And How To Piss Off Your Kids This Christmas

Nov 15, 2023

What You Should Consider When Plotting Your Novel

Nov 15, 2023

John Ilho

John Ilho

I’m a former head chef turned full-time writer. I know, right? I, too, thought my mom had raised me better than this.

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