The Itchy Bitesized Series

Itchy Bitesized is a series of short posts about all sorts of writing issues, from inspiration and process to craft, technique and the realities of the writing life. Most include links to fuller discussions of the topic elsewhere on the Itch, and they are always free to all subscribers.

If in exploring the Itch you meet a link which leads to Typepad’s ‘closed’ sign, don’t despair: virtually all important posts have in fact been migrated over here to Substack. We are still working our way through the massive job of updating the thousands of links in the hundreds of posts, but meanwhile just use the ‘search’ facility to find the Substack version of the post you’re looking for - and feel free to message us if you get stuck!

Itchy Bitesized 1: Three Things about First Drafts

Itchy Bitesized 2: Three Things about Semi-colons

Itchy Bitesized 3: Eleven Unapologetic Ways to Ask to be Paid

Itchy Bitesized 4: Three Things About Synopses

Itchy Bitesized 5: Twelve Things You Don’t Need to Become a Writer (and six things you do)

Itchy Bitesized 6: Which Viewpoint Character Should You Be Using?

Itchy Bitesized 7: What You Need To Know About Comma Splices

Itchy Bitesized 8: Six Things About Second Novel Syndrome

Itchy Bitesized 9: Three Things About Filtering (a.k.a. HD for your writing)

Itchy Bitesized 10: Ten Reasons to Read Your Work Aloud

Itchy Bitesized 11: ‘Who says this?’ Make Sure the Reader Knows Who's Talking.

Itchy Bitesized 12: Don’t Pull Your Writing’s Teeth