Creativity: do whatever works
Creativity is a wonderful, weird beast and I will never be tired of hearing about all the diverse, crazy and just plain odd…
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Who’s afraid to write? All of us, I think
I’ve been tutoring a gentleman going back to university in writing recently. He’s a mature-aged student, who deferred his degree and now inbetween…
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#Editing: Who wants to be informated?
So how does a word like informate, or my favourite buttle come into being? Back-formation. What is that you may ask? It’s a…
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Writing tip: Your voice
What is your writing voice? It’s what makes your writing recognisably yours. It includes everything from the way you structure your sentences to…
Read MoreWriting tips: Planning and writing
This is a wonderful quote from George RR Martin on planning and writing: I think there are two types of writers, the architects and…
Read MoreShow don’t tell readers
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” —Anton Chekhov I love this quote —…
Read More#Words to #write by
“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than…
Read More#Words to write by: no info dumps allowed
“What is your story world? How well do you know it? How are you giving the reader a sense of it in detail, without…
Read MoreWords to #edit by
Edit your manuscript until your fingers bleed and you have memorized every last word. Then, when you are certain you are on the verge…
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Writing tip: Too Much Dialogue
Too much dialogue can happen to a good manuscript and… to be honest, bore a reader senseless. Line after line of dialogue will…
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