Writing Tips From Your Favourite Authors
trillmag.com – Saturday December 7, 2024

Between them, they have sold over 27 million copies worldwide, and now David Nicholls, Richard Osman, and Matt Haig are giving aspiring authors their best writing tips.
One of the biggest struggles for writers isn’t the writing itself, it’s the ‘not knowing where to start’ or not having the confidence to put yourself out there. But, maybe after this read you can relish in knowing that some of your favorite authors had the same concerns and insecurities at the start of their journey. And, well, look at them now…
1. Inspiration
The first part of writing is finding inspiration for a story. Many authors use insights from their own lives and these three best-selling writers are no different.
Richard Osman said at the Cheltenham Literature Festival: “I love writing about what happened yesterday, so you’ll all be in the next scene. Unfortunately, some of you may get murdered [in the plot.]”
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