Archive - Lucy’s Substack

On Closing Tabs

The start of an academic year and the end of an era

Oct 14, 2024 •

September 2024

How to Write Around the New Baby

A pep talk and a toolkit

Sep 30, 2024 •

July 2024

The Perfect Oxford Writing Retreat

Everything I know about staying in Oxford

Jul 15, 2024 •

May 2024

How to Start a Novel

Have you got an IDEA for a book? Have you got NO IDEA how to start it?

May 30, 2024 •

April 2024

A Booklist for Spring

Seven books coming soon that I want want want

Apr 8, 2024 •

March 2024

A Wealth of Poetry Prompts

April is for writing poems and feeling feelings and drinking iced coffee

Mar 31, 2024 •

On Comparison Titles

Insert your own "thief of joy" joke here

Mar 22, 2024 •

Snippet Surgery

Hello everyone!

Mar 15, 2024 •

February 2024

A Sweary Little Pep Talk

February's tough honey but so are you

Feb 23, 2024 •

How to deliver sensitive criticism - to other people, and yourself

Feb 16, 2024 •

How I Became A Writer Part 2

The messy middle section

Feb 9, 2024 •

How to Befriend Your Inner Critic

Managing the voice in your head that tells you you're rubbish

Feb 5, 2024 •

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