The Oxford Writer

Dorothy Parker once said: “If you have any friends who aspire to become writers, shoot them now, while they're happy.”

Harsh—but if you're here, you probably understand.

Writing is hard.

On this channel, I share practical techniques from 25 years as a published novelist—how to hook readers, avoid common mistakes, and write stories people can’t put down.

I also wrote and taught Oxford University’s online course in Writing Fiction for ten years:

https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/writing-fiction-online

Get my free novel-writing e-course:

https://www.malcolmpryce.com/youtube

I’m not affiliated with the University—but I do live in Oxford, where every street hums with literary ghosts.

So we learn to write using that most unlikely of tools: a round Oxford bus ticket.

You can also explore my novels (and what the critics had to say) on my website.