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Five things I've loved this year - and new masterclasses for 2026
Books, songs, recipes - and a new writing course with Emily Perkins
Dec 8, 2025 • Charlotte Wood
A Quiet Books Reading Retreat
Bathurst, 27-29 March
12 hrs ago • Charlotte Wood
Elements of Fiction self-paced classes launched!
How to write fiction, from Emily Perkins & Charlotte Wood
Sep 30, 2025 • Charlotte Wood
That unfurling feeling
Some spring things
Sep 5, 2025 • Charlotte Wood
A new online masterclass series!
Elements of Fiction: Voice, Texture, Time, Tension, People
Dec 3, 2024 • Charlotte Wood
Plans and surprises! Booker Prize & a Bali retreat
The Booker Prize and a coming retreat
Nov 19, 2024 • Charlotte Wood
Subtract ... obedience
The unacknowledged compliances that can ruin your creative work
Sep 14, 2024 • Charlotte Wood
Your questions answered
An interlude Q&A post for August
Aug 14, 2024 • Charlotte Wood
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An archive of eight essays on the creative process - and from September 2024, occasional announcements about Charlotte's work, news & events.
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The Whippet
The Whippet
McKinley Valentine
LOST ART
LOST ART
Sarah McColl
The Querent
The Querent
Alexander Chee
Arts & Letters Daily
Arts & Letters Daily
Arts & Letters Daily
DO NOT SUBSCRIBE Nervous Laughter moved to Ghost
DO NOT SUBSCRIBE Nervous Laughter moved to Ghost
Rick Morton

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