A shape I keep returning to
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 24/07/2026
On seahorse tails, Ionic columns, and the pull of a spiral - a personal essay
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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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What is your story really about?
Hannah PlewsPublished on: 22/05/2026
What is your story really about? The question underneath your plot, the one that gives your novel its emotional heart.
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