On The Third Day Of Christmas

... the best writing advice Alexander Larman gave to me

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Here we are on Day Three, and, little recipe tip for you here, if you have a fridge full of Christmas dinner, I highly recommend Ottolenghi’s leftover loaf, which I’ll be making later.

Anyway, back to the business of writing, and today journalist, historian and literary editor Alexander Larman, is sharing his advice with us on research.

Alexander is the author of five books including, BYRON’S WOMEN, THE CROWN IN CRISIS, THE WINDSORS AT WAR, and forthcoming, POWER AND GLORY.

Here’s what he has to say about that all important research you need to do before you get on with the business of writing: