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The Art of Editing
As an author, you become used to spending hours and hours editing your own work.
Oct 16, 20233 min read
An Interview with Coralie Bickford-Smith
Coralie Bickford-Smith is celebrated the world over for her stunning Clothbound covers.
Oct 9, 20236 min read
Ten ways to overcome writer's block
Most writers suffer from writer’s block at least once in their lives.
Oct 2, 20234 min read
20 inspirational quotes about writing
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” ~ Margaret Atwood
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Ten Tips for Writers
In this blog, we explore ten tips for writers to help you on your writing journey to becoming an author.
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Unforgettable Literary Heroines
What is it that unites some of the most well-known female protagonists in literary history?
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Untold Stories Academy. As this is the first blog on this page, I will make things brief by introducing the...
Jul 28, 20232 min read
My Year in Books: 2022
A selection of all the books I read in 2022, including top recommendations Image from Unplash Last year, I tried to increase the number...
Jan 13, 20235 min read
Extract from The Last Princess by Shelley Wilson
Shelley is an English multi-genre author. She has written nine young adult/middle-grade supernatural, fantasy, and historical novels, a...
May 26, 20223 min read
World Poetry Day
In celebration of World Poetry Day, I've chosen to share a poem about the timeless quality of words and language. Image from Unplash For...
Mar 21, 20221 min read
An Interview with Aeham Ahmad
When war broke out in Syria, Aeham Ahmad wheeled his piano out onto the streets of Yarmouk and began to play. He played for freedom – to...
Mar 3, 20226 min read
My Year in Books
For two years, I struggled to find a book I could connect with. I wanted to read the classics, but having read many at university, I felt...
Feb 11, 20225 min read
10 resolutions for writers in 2022
As the New Year begins, there’s no better time to set resolutions for the coming months. For writers, a new year may mean starting a new...
Jan 21, 20225 min read
In with the new
“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
An interview with Peter Buckman
In this article, Francesca Tyer interviews literary agent and author Peter Buckman, discussing his early employment, his writing journey,...
Oct 26, 20218 min read
An Interview with Shelley Wilson
Shelley Wilson is a genre-straddling author of adult self-help and YA fiction. She lives in the West Midlands with her three children,...
Feb 16, 20216 min read
Finding inspiration
Eight ways to find inspiration for your writing projects, whether you’re drafting a book or a story or simply don’t know where to begin....
Feb 3, 20213 min read
The Shadow's Song
Through heavy winter trees I wander, Trapped within ice, warmed by snow, And as I walk, I see far yonder, A strange white wavering glow....
Jan 26, 20211 min read
An Interview with Teresa Bassett
Teresa Basset is a Young Adult fiction author living in Cornwall. Having initially worked as a non-fiction writer, she joined the Eden...
Jan 19, 20214 min read
50 inspirational quotes for writers in 2021
“Allowing yourself to make mistakes can ultimately go beyond a writer’s block.” ~ Agnihotri, Neeraj “There is no greater agony than...
Jan 12, 20214 min read
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