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  • The Cost of Living

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    Everything has a price

    Hi everyone, this was a piece of flash fiction that I wrote for a creative writing course a while ago, and I had published it as such previously, however, having edited it to within an inch of its life, I… Read More ›

  • 5 tips for Creating Great Characters

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    Creating a character and giving them life on the page can be difficult. In the beginning, you can have a complete image in your mind of their physical appearance, the sound of their voice and even some personality traits, but… Read More ›

  • Writing Tips 5

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    Hi everyone, I’m back again with another six writing tips to help you make the best out of your work. Backstory Backstory can be essential, but it’s a good idea to try and spread it throughout a story, giving little… Read More ›

  • What I Wouldn’t Give

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    Hi all, this is another poem I’ve written and would like to share with you. I hope you enjoy it! What I Wouldn’t Give What I wouldn’t give to leave this place And travel among the stars To see the… Read More ›

  • Confused Words 3

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    It’s been a little while since I last wrote a Confused Words post and there’s no time like the present, so here are some more words that are, for whatever reason, sometimes confused. Flew, Flu, Flue Flew: this is the… Read More ›

  • My Truest Friend

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    Hi everyone! I’m sharing a poem with you today. This one is about the most beautiful creature who ever lived, my dog, Sasha. She lived with me for 18 years but sadly, in 2014, we had to let her go…. Read More ›

  • Mind Mapping

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    A mind map, also sometimes called a Bubble or Cluster diagram is a simple yet effective way of generating ideas that become progressively more in-depth as the diagram grows. You begin by writing a word in the centre of a… Read More ›

  • Writing Tips 4

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    Hi everyone! I’ve not written a ‘Writing Tips‘ post for a long while and seeing as I’ve had a little time today, I thought I’d write one now – So here are another six tips. Titles When you’re writing a… Read More ›

  • 5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer’s Notebook

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    Having a small notebook with you wherever you go, can be a gamechanger for a writer for a variety of different reasons. Here are five of the most important: 1 – Keeping Track of your IdeasIdeas, good and bad, have… Read More ›

  • Point of View

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    It's important to choose the right P.O.V.

    There are four main points of view when it comes to writing fiction: first-person (I, Me, We), the rarely used second-person (You), third-person limited and third-person omniscient (He, She, They). The point of view through which your story will be… Read More ›