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Writing Tips

Alice Lutyens: 'I represent some very different books across my list, and what connects them all is excellent writing . . .'

We caught up with Curtis Brown literary agent Alice Lutyens to discuss what she looks for from debut writers and what she's hoping to find as the judge for this year's The Caledonia Novel Award (the international writing competition for unpublished and self-published novelists).

From the Agents

Student taking notes

12th Sep 2024

How to find writing inspiration

Kirsty Logan, author of Now She Is Witch

4th Sep 2024

Kirsty Logan: 'Place isn’t just an arbitrary pin in a map: it’s integral to the narrative'

Author Interviews

Wyl Menmuir, award-winning author

29th Aug 2024

4 tips for writing narrative non-fiction and memoir

Student taking notes and typing on laptop

28th Aug 2024

How to get your novel over the finish line

Hazel Barkworth, author of The Drownings

22nd Aug 2024

Hazel Barkworth: ‘Writing a novel takes an enormous amount of tenacity, and that takes belief’

Author Interviews

22nd Aug 2024

Elizabeth Delo: 'You never know when a moment in real life might inspire a story'

Author Interviews

From Our Students

15th Aug 2024

Jo Cunningham: 'Approach your novel through scenes rather than chapters'

Author Interviews

From Our Students

Sarah Hilary, crime author

14th Aug 2024

6 tips for writing crime and thrillers

13th Aug 2024

Neil Taylor: 'Often you are too close to your own work to spot the problems'

Author Interviews

From Our Students

Rosanna Pike, author of A Little Trickerie

8th Aug 2024

Rosanna Pike: ‘I love Tudor fiction and have always read widely in this period, but I wanted to write about someone far removed from court’

Author Interviews

From Our Students