An exuberant fiction debut from an award-winning Scottish writer.

'Her stories are magical and profound, but light and funny at the same time. She is a dazzling storyteller.'
Amy Scheibe, Free Press, Simon & Schuster Inc.

150 particle fictions, prose poems and nanodramas about eagles, trolls, Oulipo, Taylor's Theorem, Walden, sylosis, dogs, bumfles, leeches, toasted diamonds and other unexpected inspirations.

Want to earn a living from your writing?

This practical business guide explains how to start a copywriting business, find clients, set up a work pipeline, handle time and money, and survive and thrive on the freelance frontline.

Ideal for creative writers, journalists, copywriters and bloggers.

Author Jules Horne runs a copywriting business and teaches creative writing for the Open University.

From award-winning writer Jules Horne - Scottish Gothic at its best.

Readers say:
"A dazzling storyteller.” "Witty, wise and wonderful." "Lovers of Carter, Winterson & Atwood will adore this". "Outstanding writing". "Wonderful strangeness". "Vibrantly original". "Deliciously surreal".

The spirit of Ray Bradbury and Angela Carter is alive and thriving in this collection of contemporary Scottish stories set in the Borderlands.

Jules Horne was born in the Scottish Borders - the home of James Hogg, Sir Walter Scott, the Border ballads and strange supernatural shenanigans. As soon as possible, she escaped on travels to Germany, Switzerland, France, Estonia and other promising countries, but was dragged mysteriously back. A flock of stories were clamouring to be told.

Jules Horne:
RL Stevenson Award Winner, National Library of Scotland
Scottish Arts Council New Writing Award
2 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Firsts

A new writing craft book by Open University tutor Jules Horne

Ready to step your creative writing up a gear?
Discover the powerful dramatic concepts used by playwrights and screenwriters to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Transform your understanding of space, time, characters and action.
Get to grips with scenes, status, rituals, subtext and objects, to write more compelling and driven scenes.
This practical guide is ideal for fiction writers, playwrights, poets and copywriters who want to write and edit boldly and with greater impact. Learn
• how playwrights and screenwriters wrangle time and space
• how to write characters with dramatic energy
• how to use the secret power of metaphor
• how to boost pace and tension
• how to write subtext
…and discover hidden treasures from inspiring dramatic thinkers, from Stanislavski to Goffman to Bachelard.
Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers is just the jolt your creative writing needs!
Jules Horne is an award-winning writer who teaches creative writing for the Open University.

Excited about audiobooks? Want to get your fiction or non-fiction book ready for audio production?

Audiobooks are the fastest-growing publishing market, and audio-friendly writing skills can make your book really shine.
Whether you’re working with a publisher or narrator, or preparing a book script for your own indie audiobook production, Writing for Audiobooks will give you the extra performance-ready tricks and techniques needed for audio-first writing.
Writing for the ear IS different. Understanding the differences can help you make a good book great for audio, and a joy to read aloud.

Discover techniques used in radio, spoken word and other performance writing with a special emphasis on:
•Flow and attention
•Order of information
•Ear-friendly editing
•Rhythm & musicality
•Performer secrets

as well as tips for briefing your narrator and polishing your writing for your own performance.

The techniques in Writing for Audiobooks draw on the author’s many years as a professional writer of radio news, radio drama, spoken word and stage scripts.
Jules Horne teaches creative writing for the Open University and is an award-winning playwright and fiction writer.

Companion workbook for the best-selling How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business.

This is a step-by-step roadmap of small, manageable tasks. It breaks down your freelance roles into Writer, Marketer and Business Guru, so that you can work on each a little at a time, and avoid overwhelm.

There's lots of space for notes and capturing key information. A book to keep by your side at all times while you set up your writing business quickly and effectively.