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9 common questions debut writers ask Mary-Anne Harrington

Mary-Anne Harrington, publisher at Tinder Press, answers some of the common questions debut writers ask.

Writing tips from literary agent Jonny Geller, publisher Alex Clarke and authors Felicia Yap and Lisa Jewell

Jacob Collins, a former student on our Writing Crime Fiction course, shares writing tips from the Rooftop Book Club.

Write Advice: author Tim Relf on his writing process

Tim Relf, author of What She Left under the name T.R. Richmond, came along to answer some of our Faber Academy alumni’s questions.

Write Advice: author Julia Crouch explains her drafting process

Julia Crouch explores the importance of perfecting your novel’s setting and how a book’s cover is designed.

Write Advice: author Tim Relf discusses juggling a day job and writing

Tim Relf, who writes fiction as T.R. Richmond, dropped in to answer our Beginners’ Fiction students’ questions.

Write Advice: author Julia Crouch discusses plot

Author and Writing Crime Fiction guest tutor Julia Crouch answers our students’ questions on visual art, plotting and motivation.

How an online writing course helped Keziah Frost write her first book

Faber Academy alumna Keziah Frost explains how the Writing a Novel online course helped her write her first book.

Submission success: how I found an agent for my novel

Kate High explains how she found success with an agent.

Lessons learned from attending a writers’ festival

Stephanie Rouse talks about the Winchester Writers’ Festival and how to approach agents.

Write Advice: Nicci Cloke talks about writing and editing

Novelist Nicci Cloke talks about her editing regime and the importance of women in the industry.

Write Advice: editor Diane Johnstone takes questions on editing and agents

Diane Johnstone talks about agents, literary consultants and how to know when a piece is ‘finished’.

Write Advice: PR expert Becky Fincham talks about events and marketing

PR expert Becky Fincham talks about author events, book launches and how to market yourself online.