Carter Blakelaw lives in bustling central London, in a street with two bookshops and an embassy, any of which might provide escape to new pastures, if only for an afternoon.
For over a decade, Carter has delivered critiques at writers' workshops and critique groups, some of whose members have transformed themselves into prize-winning and best-selling authors.
However, it is the frequency of numerous weaknesses, as exposed in these groups, and especially in the work of developing writers that has motivated the writing of this book.
