Cadmus Book Awards 2023

I’m very pleased to announce that the craft guide Unlocking the Novella-in-Flash: from Blank Page to Finished Manuscript (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2022), which forms the basis of my mentoring programme here at novella-in-flash.com, has now received recognition in a fifth international book competition – this time winning the Cadmus Book Award for ‘Non-fiction: Crafting/ Hobbies/How-To’ books. The book has also won the Reader Views Awards 2023 Silver Medal for Writing/Publishing, and was a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2023, National Indie Excellence Awards 2023, and International Book Awards 2023.

As well as providing a comprehensive guide to technical aspects of the novella-in-flash form, the practical Workbook section of Unlocking the Novella-in-Flash is full of innovative and flexible exercises that can be used to understand your characters and settings more fully, figure out the key turning points or the structure for your narrative, and much, much more besides. Most of the writing and thinking prompts are applicable for lots of different writing contexts. So you can use this book as a support while you produce short stories, individual flash fictions, memoir, and novels, not just novellas-in-flash. You can read some of the reviews for the book below. If you don’t already have access to the book, I hope you might be tempted to buy a copy here. And perhaps, if you’re working on a novella-in-flash (or planning to begin one next year), you’ll be tempted to sign up for some mentoring support… I now offer a variety of affordable options and pathways, including a 3-session “Novella-in-Flash Boost”. Bookings are open for January 2024. You can send an enquiry for mentoring through this link.

“I know good teaching, and folks, this is it.” (Kendall Johnson at MacQueen’s Quinterly, read the full review here)

“[T]his brilliant guide… detailed, informative…I have never been so excited to start a workbook!” (Jonathan Cardew at Bending Genres, read the full review here)

“[V]ery much the printed equivalent of taking a focused MA on the topic of the novella.” (Judy Darley at the SkyLightRain blog, read the full review here)

“My copy is plastered in yellow stickies and I will be continually returning and delving into different sections of this craft guide again and again… think of it as a guide to writing good fiction and developing any narrative form.” (Tracy Fells at The Literary Pig blog, read the full review here)

“[J]am-packed full of knowledge…this book finds that sweet spot where most writers would feel empowered…[A]ll-encompassing, motivational and in-depth.. worth its weight in gold…” (Matt Kendrick, read the full review here)

“There is magic in what Loveday says in his craft book.” (John Brantingham at The Journal of Radical Wonder, read the full review here)

“If you’re a fiction writer you should read this book.” (Sharon Pruchnik, read the full Goodreads review here)

“This book is a classic…a five-star resource that will help thousands of writers produce the best possible version of their creative work” (Lily Andrews, 5-star review at Reader Views)

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