A shape I keep returning to

Hannah Plews

Published on: 24/07/2026

On seahorse tails, Ionic columns, and the pull of a spiral - a personal essay

Writing

The part of your novel where everyone gets stuck

Hannah Plews

Published 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.

Writing

Hannah Plews

Published 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.

Writing

Hannah Plews

Published on: 22/05/2026

What is your story really about? The question underneath your plot, the one that gives your novel its emotional heart.

Writing