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On The Fifth Day of Christmas
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On The Fifth Day of Christmas

...the best writing advice David Whitehouse gave to me

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Dec 29, 2023
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I hope you’re all enjoying this ‘twixmas’. Ever the introvert writer I am enjoying this breather between Christmas and New Year … not long until January comes around and I can get back to full winter hibernation mode, except of course for my new monthly online creative writing club starting in just a few days.

But onto more pressing matters and here we are on Day Five of my Twelve Days of Christmas Writing Advice.

Today’s pearls of wisdom come courtesy of David Whitehouse.

David is the author of two novels, Bed and Mobile Library, and one work of non-fiction, the critically acclaimed, About A Son.

Today in his advice, he’s sharing with us a little more about About A Son’s story to publication, and the work that inspired the form that he chose to tell that story, all in the hope of inspiring you because you might know what you want to write, but knowing how is quite another thing. So, without further ado, over to David:

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