Essays

Luke Edley addresses the reasons why unpublished authors should consider adopting a pen name.

A guide to using shock in your writing the right way. Contains content which may offend.

Some thoughts on how to become a better writer by overcoming and embracing arrogance and humility. Contains content which may offend.

A discussion on what propels us, as writers, to write, and the difference between enthusiasm and craft.

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An essay explaining how to benefit from joining a local writers’ group, and why you could too.

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A start-up guide looking at how to promote yourself and get your name known.

Author Andreas Loizou explains how he set up the Margate Bookie literary festival in forty days and forty nights.

Poet and aspiring novelist Luke Edley explores how lack of time need not be a writer's own worst enemy. Contains content which may offend.

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When writing a scene you need to create a mood. This essay details the method of building layers to immerse the reader in your world.