My short story collection, Nanonovels, is the first book in the Texthouse series. Nanonovels is a collection of microshort fiction written in 150 days, inspired by an experiment in creativity. My experiment had three inspirations: theatre improv (where fear meets joy) OuLiPo, the French ‘potential literature’ workshop, which plays with creative limitations. John Cage’s 4’33” …
Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers is used by university students and advanced creative writers who want to raise their game. It’s packed with proven techniques used in the storytelling industries to help writers create bolder, better stories. If you’ve ever wondered about the secrets used by stage and screen writers for high-impact storytelling, this is …
Excited to see the designs in progress for my new literary publishing imprint! I’ve been working with visual and book artist Felicity Bristow on a new series of Borders-based books at the interface between words, visuals, technology and the natural world. The designs are inspired by modernism, chromatography and Scottish colourists and will be a …
I’m delighted to be speaking at this year’s The Self-Publishing Advice Conference #SelfPubCon. It’s run by the great people at the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), which is a must-join organisation if you’re interested in self-publishing. The conference is free for three days online and registration is open now. My session is on How to …
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Method Writing Collection Books 1-3 is out now! Now you can get three advanced writing technique books in one. Specially written for ambitious authors and creative writing students. How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business: Creative Writing for a Living Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers: Turbo-Charge Your Writing Writing for Audiobooks: Audio-First for Flow & Impact “Highly …
Rebel Cello is on tour! Eyemouth Hippodrome, Fri 12 Apr, 8pm Come and join me! Border Scots * Border Gothic * spoken word * storytelling * celloing * geology * nanonovels * Hawick balls * Oulipo * audience participation (only kidding) Scottish writer Jules Horne takes the stage at Eyemouth’s fabulous Hippodrome. Twice Fringe-First-winning and …
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