Archive - Breakthroughs & Blocks

The question we get asked the most and how we answer it

15 hr ago

Confidence comes from repetition - but beware hazardous zigzagging

Mar 15

Why beliefs shape our reality and how to dispel them.

Mar 8

How to remain remain sane (and married) when you write a book with your life partner plus a monthly link round-up.

Mar 1

February 2023

That difficult closing question. How to end a book talk and the joy of close down rituals.

Feb 24

The origin story of a book

Feb 17

Set in a dramatic, steep-sided valley, Hebden Bridge is the perfect location for stories - both fictional and our own.

Feb 8

January 2023

After a decade of helping other people to write, we've written a book distilling what we've learned. This is who we are and how we got there.

Jan 16

August 2022

This is Breakthroughs & Blocks, a newsletter about the highs and lows of the creative process by the authors of Written.

Aug 22, 2022

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