Becoming a Writer

“This is probably my favourite book on the theme. It might seem slightly old fashioned but it is actually very quietly clever. For example, it describes things that many writers feel and it’s not until you actually read about them that you realise these are not feelings unique to yourself…..This book will help you work out what you can do with your own book.” Read more...

The best books on Creative Writing

Sophie King, Novelist

“It’s a book that almost anyone who teaches creative writing will have read. They will probably have read it because some fundamentals are explained and I think the most important one is Brande’s sense of the creative writer being comprised of two people. One of them is the artist and the other is the critic.” Read more...

The best books on Creative Writing

Andrew Cowan, Novelist