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Call a Writer: Holly Bourne on bad first drafts

Call a Writer: Holly Bourne on bad first drafts

'My manuscript looks like it’s haemorrhaging.'

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May 19, 2022
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Call a Writer: Holly Bourne on bad first drafts
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Earlier this month, Holly Bourne – a bestselling author of fiction and young-adult fiction – posted a snapshot on Instagram of a printed page covered in angry scribbling. ‘I've got through an entire …

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