Archive - I Have Thoughts

Using sensory detail to bring your story to life

Nov 26, 2023 •

September 2023

Are you human, centaur, cyborg or machine?

Poking the AI beast

Sep 28, 2023 •

August 2023

Writing strategies for revealing lives on the margins

Aug 20, 2023 •

July 2023

Struggling with structure

The power of understanding your story's timeframe

Jul 23, 2023 •

June 2023

Writing With Your Enemies

Making use of your nemeses, underminers and foes

Jun 21, 2023 •

October 2021

Navigating around what you don't know, finding your writing community & publishing news

Oct 31, 2021 •

September 2021

Turns out the last 12 months have been busier than I thought they’d be

Sep 29, 2021 •

September 2020

Tuning in to how we talk, lots of resources & course reccos too!

Sep 4, 2020 •

July 2020

Back in the saddle

I took a break. Have you?

Jul 22, 2020 •

June 2020

Paying attention

What distracts, subverts—and must be paid attention to

Jun 1, 2020 •

May 2020

Remote reporting

Researching nonfiction in an age of social distancing

May 17, 2020 •

Challenging ourselves

May 3, 2020 •

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