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• Why It’s Important to tell Stories

  By georgelthomas on 7 Mar 2018 • ( 16 )

  

  Storytelling is an integral part of growing up and has been since long before the advent of the written word. In fact, stories probably predate language if you take into account cave drawings made by our prehistoric ancestors. Once language… Read More ›

• The 27 Chapter Outline

  By georgelthomas on 3 Mar 2018 • ( 25 )

  

  There are many different ways to outline a story from a simple bullet list of events to a more detailed description of each and every single scene. The 27 chapter outline seems to be a mixture. I came across this… Read More ›

• The Importance of Reading if You Want to Write

  By georgelthomas on 13 Feb 2018 • ( 31 )

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am exploring some of the reasons why reading is important for writers. The Importance of Reading if You Want to Write If you want to be a writer, or even if… Read More ›

• Confused Words 2

  By georgelthomas on 18 Jan 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hi everyone, here’s another post about words that are oft confused for various reasons and just as I have done with the Writing Tips posts, I’m switching to a numbering sequence in the title instead of a synonym for ‘more’… Read More ›

• Ignoring Self-doubt

  By georgelthomas on 28 Dec 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am going to be exploring that pernicious little weed we call Self-doubt. Ignoring Self-doubt I talk a lot about practising your craft, and that’s because it’s true; by writing, we become… Read More ›

• Sticking to your own Targets and Deadlines.

  By georgelthomas on 6 Dec 2017 • ( 12 )

  

  One of the hardest things about writing, at least for me, has been creating deadlines for myself and sticking to them. It sounds simple enough, in theory, to set a target date whereby you plan to have a project or… Read More ›

• Write as if Nobody will Read It

  By georgelthomas on 22 Nov 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Writing as though nobody will ever read your work can be a difficult task to master. It involves opening yourself up, lowering your guard and allowing all of the emotions and memories you keep locked privately in your head to… Read More ›

• Writing Tips 3

  By georgelthomas on 20 Nov 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Hi, everyone! Here are another six writing tips that I hope you’ll find useful and, just like my previous post of this kind I’ve opted to go with a number because I think I’ve used up all of the synonyms… Read More ›

• Recycling your Work

  By georgelthomas on 25 Oct 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  If you’re anything like me, then you’re apt to have notebooks, computer folders and stacks of paper full of unfinished work that at one point or another, you were excited or at the very least, mildly enthusiastic about. I have… Read More ›

• Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’

  By georgelthomas on 25 Oct 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  Over the last few years, a lot of people have suggested that I read the book ‘On Writing’ by Stephen King, though for one reason or another I had never actually gotten around to doing so. However, it was recommended… Read More ›

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