Planning, plotting and getting started
‘INTRICATE CHARACTERS ARE THE MOST AMUSING’
Creating and developing your characters
BUILDING THE VILLAGE OF YOUR STORY
Creating and utilizing your setting
Point of view
Writing dialogue
Jane Austen’s recipe and method for a suspenseful novel
Techniques and devices of the great author
‘AND WHAT IS FIFTY MILES OF GOOD ROAD?’
Making use of journeys (and staying at home) in your work
‘YOU KNOW HOW INTERESTING THE PURCHASE OF A SPONGE-CAKE IS TO ME’
Using food and meals in your writing
JOINTS OF MUTTON AND DOSES OF RHUBARB
About the writing life, not food