Faber AcademyAdvice From A Publisher: A Q&A; with Mary-Anne HarringtonTinder Press publisher and editor Mary-Anne Harrington called into our online classroom to answer questions from our Writing a Novel: The…Jul 20, 20151Jul 20, 20151
Faber AcademyWhy I Write: Sara Marshall-BallPut simply, I write because I can’t imagine not writing. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t write — even when I was too young for actual…Jul 20, 2015Jul 20, 2015
Faber AcademyWhy I Write: Irenosen OkojieThere’s ink swimming around in my blood undetected. I’m sure of it. When my head is on fire, I search for my notepad and pen. If my flat…Jul 1, 2015Jul 1, 2015
Faber AcademyHow To Find A Literary AgentLiterary agent Charlie Campbell popped into our online classroom to answer questions from our Writing a Novel: The First 15,000 students…May 20, 20151May 20, 20151
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: Writing BackwardsWe’re going to do something a little different today.May 13, 2015May 13, 2015
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: The Encyclopedia EntryIt’s easy to become too close to a story; to its characters. And when you’re too close to it and them, you stop to notice so much when…May 6, 2015May 6, 2015
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: The LettersSomething a little different this week; a sort of choose-your-own-adventure of an exercise.Apr 30, 2015Apr 30, 2015
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: The CandidateIt’s happening all over the shop. People pledging and promising things, people telling us what they can do, what they will do, what they…Apr 22, 2015Apr 22, 2015
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: The Elevator PitchIt’s the week of London Book Fair; the week when agents and editors and rights teams gather together in a big glass cage of enthusiasm and…Apr 15, 2015Apr 15, 2015
Faber AcademyWednesday Writing Exercise: Beginning At The EndWe heard it said the other day that the perfect ending for your novel should be one that feels both surprising and inevitable. An ending…Apr 8, 2015Apr 8, 2015