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Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd
Feb 18
Avoiding the Infodump through Depth of Field
Infodumping is a little like doomscrolling: a dysfunctional relationship to information that does more harm than good. For those...
Lloyd
Sep 11, 2024
6 Common Questions I Always Get Asked As A Ghostwriter
(Scroll down for Italian) Davide Zambon is a professional ghostwriter, and a writer. He's also a digital nomad - he lives in the Italian...
Lloyd
Aug 3, 2024
5 Tips for Fantasy Writers
The key to writing successful fantasy lies not just in creating worlds of wonder but in making them believable and relatable to the...
Maggie Holman
Aug 3, 2024
Finding Stories Close to Home
By Maggie Holman, teacher Maggie Holman has more than forty years of teaching experience. She writes speculative fiction and has...
Lloyd
Jun 21, 2024
Discover the World of Serial Fiction with Award-Winning Author Simon K. Jones
I caught up with writer Simon K. Jones on publishing cross media, writing serial fiction and much more. Our interview is below. Enjoy!...
Lloyd
Apr 28, 2024
Novelist Francesco Dimitri on the fantasy genre, Italian beach culture and much more
(Updated. Original version published in 2023.) I was lucky enough to interview writer Francesco Dimitri for the latest newsletter. A true...
Lloyd
Mar 29, 2024
Author interview: Playwright-Actor Peter Jamieson on theatre, veterans and getting lost with your protagonist
Below is an interview with New York based actor-playwright-director Peter-William Jamieson on his play, inspiration and writing about...
Lloyd
Feb 2, 2024
Colombian Sketches: Finding Medellín
Impressions of Colombia's second city: Afro-Caribbean, green corridors & art This is part 2 of the Colombian Sketches series. You can...
Lloyd
Jan 14, 2024
From marketer to Michelin chef to writer
Today, I’m bringing you an interview with chef Wil Reidie. His recipes are inventive, delicious and unexpected, especially what he does...
Lloyd
Jan 8, 2024
Colombian sketches: Providencia
Hello Readers, Below is the first instalment in a four-part series about my impressions of a recent stint in Colombia. In other news, the...
Lloyd
Jan 3, 2024
Why you should go on a writing retreat
What is a writing retreat, and why go on one? A writing retreat is a contained experience where the focus is on writing. Unlike a...
Lloyd
Dec 11, 2023
Where you write is as important as what you write
Location, location, location. It applies to more than just real estate. Settting is a character in its own right. On a recent writers...
Lloyd
Dec 6, 2023
Ditch the deals, invest in experiences!
Give yourself the gift of an unforgettable week of creativity Forget about buying more stuff for a moment. Instead, I have a question for...
Lloyd
Sep 19, 2023
Exploring the Dutch cities of the Hanseatic League
In the Middle Ages, while Amsterdam was still a tiny fishing village, cities in the eastern part of the Netherlands flourished. They were...
Lloyd
Sep 10, 2023
Regenerating Italy's lost olive groves one tree at a time
A harsh, northeasterly wind whipped through the fields, covering us in fine, red dirt. We climbed into the car and drove through small...
Lloyd
Aug 28, 2023
Falling in love with France in the time of Covid
Guest post by Clare Naden, student in one of my workshops. If you'd like to take a workshop or join a retreat, check out the offerings...
Lloyd
Aug 20, 2023
The night that never went dark - Arnhem in World War 2
It all started 500 years ago with a river On a cloudy, unremarkable Sunday in September, families climbed the steps to Eusebius, Arnhem’s...
Lloyd
Aug 13, 2023
Going Gothic: Ghosts, goblins & vampires: the supernatural
In the northern part of Puglia, close to the border with the Molise region, lies the Gargano Peninsula, a limestone mountain range on the...
Lloyd
Aug 6, 2023
Ever wonder what it takes to renovate an Italian palazzo?
Running a B&B in Italy Today’s newsletter is an interview with Debbie and Darrel Stacey, a couple originally from the UK, who own and...
Lloyd
Aug 1, 2023
Going Gothic: Place in the Gothic genre
The term Gothic derives from the “Goths”, the Germanic peoples who lived north of the Roman Empire. From the mid-1600s, the word connoted...
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