Finding freedom in fiction
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 28/09/2026
What writing a character taught me about being stuck, and the distance fiction can give you when a feeling is too close to look at.
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What your life has already taught you about your character
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 31/07/2026
The emotional intelligence you've used to survive your own story is exactly what your character needs.
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The part of your novel where everyone gets stuck
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 17/07/2026
A tiny attic room, a floor full of paper, and what it taught me about being stuck in the middle of a novel.
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I Can't Read a Book the Same Way Anymore
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 01/07/2026
What thirty years of teaching literature didn't show me - and what training as a book coach revealed about the wound that underpins every story.
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