Author: Richard Holliday
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How Better Outlining Can Save Weeks of Editing

Editing my drafts often feels like playing Jenga with a novel. Fix one thing and another issue appears somewhere else. After reading a post about writing inefficiency, I began to wonder whether the real problem lies earlier in the process.
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Birthday Book Giveaway 2026
I’m delighted to announce that, for my birthday week, 3 of my books are free to download on Amazon Kindle from February 9th – February 13th 2026! Nightmare Tenant (2018) For years, Chivron Tower was abandoned and left to rot as the world turned. Looming in the skyline a desolate, abhorred ruin; a forgotten relic…
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State of Play: January 2026

In this January 2026 State of Play, I review recent progress and set out my plans for the next quarter. Ray of Light is nearing the end of its third draft and heading to beta readers, The Thaw has moved into professional copyediting, and the first book in my Disaster Series is well underway, with…