Hi, everyone, what I’m posting here is the first draft of a short story (approx 3000 words) that I’ve been working on. The point of the project that I had set myself was to see if I could portray enough… Read More ›
Month: July 2017
Writing Flash Fiction
For those who don’t know, Flash fiction or the short-short story as it is also known, is a type of fiction writing that relies on brevity and can be read – or written I suppose – in a flash. Surprisingly, at least… Read More ›
What Can You Write in 15 Minutes?
Some excellent tips, I thought!
3 Tips For Writers Block (1 min read)
Originally posted on Millionaire's Digest:
Written by Millionaire’s Digest Team Member: Rebecca Dolman Founder & Owner of: Rebecca Millionaire’s Digest Team, Contributor, Beauty, Lifestyle and Successful Living Writer If like me you sometimes struggle to get the creative juices flowing,…
Writing Short Stories
The first thing you should know before you begin to write a short story is: start in the middle! You might well be throwing your hands up in exasperation right now and saying to yourself, ‘well that’s just madness! Why… Read More ›
Even More Confused Words
Procrastination, my oldest nemesis, has set in once again and so in an attempt to motivate myself I’m back with ‘Even More Confused Words‘. They are: Assure, Ensure, Insure Assure: is used when you are trying to make certain of… Read More ›
Writer’s Block
Many of us have struggled our way through writer’s block at one point or another. It is a condition, or rather a state of mind where the brain seems to have decided to stop cooperating and enters a sort of creative shutdown…. Read More ›
Further Writing Tips
Just when you thought that there could not possibly be another single writing tip in the whole of existence left unexplored, I come along and drop another six on you! So here we go with a ‘further’ six writing tips:… Read More ›
Creating an Outline with Index Cards
All you need to create your outline are 60 index cards, a pen or a marker of some sort and a large space in which to spread out the cards. This method utilises the Three Act Structure which is a useful structural… Read More ›
The Christmas Lights, Fantastic!
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! This is another little piece that I wrote for a creative writing course. It is a very accurate little snapshot of what life must have been like for my parents in raising a… Read More ›