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There is a writing principle which says the story you are telling should be the most important story in your protagonist’s life. It is a…



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I was born in Brighton. I went to school here. I went to University here. I live in this city still (I have never lived anywhere else). So…



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It was a film that finally gave me the conviction to give each chapter in my novel its own title. Now, I know that I shouldn’t have needed…



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“You fuck my sister!” was how one of my best friends chose to describe me using his sister’s name in my novel. The book is first-person…



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