H M Hulme
Writer of literary historical fiction set in the First World War. Revising my first book, writing the next, seeking representation. Rather chuffed to be long-listed for Historical Writers Association Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition 2019. Mountaineer, gardener, traveller, reader. Africa, Modernism, tea, roses, and unrealistic romance. NHS midwife in a former life.
Category Archives: Getting published
Silver linings
A reality check – and a timely nudge to be more flexible in my thinking. Continue reading
Despair (again)
That last post was terrible! So noisy! So cocksure! Continue reading
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Sorry!
Only two things are mandatory. Writing. And getting one’s writing out there. Continue reading
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Running out of Life
I am already well over twenty years past the average age at which most writers are first published. Continue reading
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Farewell 2017
It’s as if your heart is being torn out and stamped on by a pair of precisely aimed stiletto heels; a soul-destroying, energy-sapping, time-wasting vortex of self-doubt. Continue reading
My ideal reader?
My Ideal Reader wants to escape to world of excitement and passion. Continue reading
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Tagged planning, Revising and Editing, social media, writing resources
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15 minutes
I need to go back to basics. What does my heroine want? What is the “hook”? What is my USP? Continue reading
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Tagged elevator pitch, historical novel, literary agent, publisher, synopsis, writers' problems
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