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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

  • Writing Flash Fiction

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    The key to flash fiction is brevity

    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 ›

  • Writing Short Stories

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m going to explain how you can outline a novel with index cards Creating an Outline with Index Cards All you need to create your outline are 60 index cards, a pen… Read More ›

  • The Christmas Lights, Fantastic!

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    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 ›

  • More Confused Words

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    Hello again everyone! It’s been a rather slow morning, creatively speaking so in hopes of jumpstarting my brain, here are some more of those words which look or sound similar but have entirely different meanings. Whether, Weather Whether: is used… Read More ›

  • Why I Read

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    Reading is where imagination is born

    Reading is one of my favourite things to do, particularly if I’ve had an especially stressful day. For me, there is very little that can beat the feeling of climbing into bed at night with a good book and having… Read More ›

  • The Three Act Structure

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    I’ve written before about story structure and about how I structure my own stories, but I thought that I would talk a little bit about another useful (if a bit more complicated) way of structuring your story elements, the Three Act Structure…. Read More ›