The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse

Don’t share your work until you’re readyĪnd don’t talk about your ideas until you’ve written them. It can be hard to hear criticism but it’s an excellent way to learn.Ħ. I’m not sure that writing can be taught, but craft absolutely can. When you’re starting out, seek out people whose opinion you value and who will critique your work in a way that’s kind but honest. First drafts are bad – that’s why they’re first drafts. Once you’re in, you have something to edit. If you’re starting a novel, don’t be tempted to stop and throw it in the bin since doing so would mean scrapping a considerable investment of time and effort. Even if you don’t know why it interests you now, there’ll be a reason.ĭon’t worry if you don’t like your first draft – no one does. When something strikes you as interesting, write it down.

Even if you’re writing fiction, make sure you read non-fiction: the more you know, the richer the material you’ll have to draw on. That said, listen too.Īll writers are book-lovers. Watch people carefully: the smallest actions (the apparently confident man who tugs constantly at a T-shirt that rides up over his stomach) can reveal a huge amount about a person’s dreams and fears, his vanities and insecurities, and often contradict what he or she is saying. A good way to do this is to pick an object at random once or twice a day and describe it to yourself in a way that feels fresh. Here are her ten rules for keeping the creative juices flowing.

See conditions and procedure on our Refunds page.Lucie Whitehouse’s latest novel Before We Met is a suspenseful story with a chilling climax about a whirlwind romance that unravels and sours as information seeps from a hidden past.

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The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse