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I'm Geroge, and I'm from the North-East of England. I'm a writer, and I write things. That's about it really; there's not much else I can say. Have a look around at georgelthomas.com and see what I'm all about! :-D

  • Worldbuilding

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    Worldbuilding is an essential part of the writing process when it comes to fiction and storytelling. The ‘world’ you create for your story (or ‘story world‘ as it is also known) is where your story takes place. It is where… Read More ›

  • Using Conflict

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    Conflict is essential to storytelling

    Conflict is a necessity when it comes to storytelling. It is what drives a story forward and writing one without any at all would, more than likely, bore your readers. After all, your story’s conflict is what helps to keep… Read More ›

  • Yet More Confused Words

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    Hi, everyone, I’m in a creative lull at the moment, so I decided to post some more often Confused Words. Patience, Patients Patience: this word is used when talking about the ability of someone to put up with the incompetence of… Read More ›

  • Revising Your Work

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    Revising is another essential part of the writing process, and although some people like to use editing as an interchangeable term for both editing and revising, it is a separate thing altogether. Personally, I prefer to revise my work after… Read More ›

  • Editing Your Work – The Basics

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    Editing can be a tricky process, especially when editing your own work. The problem is that you’ve spent an awful lot of time on this project and you’ve grown attached to every single sentence and every single word. It is your… Read More ›

  • Additional Writing Tips

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    In taking a break from the ever-increasing amount of research I need for my current project, I decided to research some more writing tips.  This way I can shift focus and give my brain a little break while still staying in… Read More ›

  • A Christmas Carol – Why I Love It

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    Scrooge and Marley

    Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well. Today I’m sharing a little about my favourite  book – A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of the greatest stories I have ever read. I love Dickens’ work… Read More ›

  • Further Confused Words

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    Hi, everyone! I’m back with another post about words that may sound similar but can mean entirely different things. They are: Horde, Hoard Horde: this word is used when you want to describe a large group of people. For example,… Read More ›

  • Working with Scrivener

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    Scrivener, for those who don’t know, is a fantastic bit of software that helps writers to write. It is designed, as far as I am able to tell, for ease of use and for all types of writers from novelists… Read More ›

  • Yet More Writing Tips

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    I’ve not written a post about ‘Writing Tips‘ in a little while so I thought I’d get my researching cap on and write another one. The truth is that creating any sort of post for this blog gives me a… Read More ›