Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. I’m sharing another poem with you today and I hope you enjoy it. Bedtime Stories I tell myself a storyAt the end of ev’ry dayOf knights who gather round meTo keep the monsters… Read More ›
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5 More Ways to End a Story
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well! Today I’m going to talk some more about different types of story endings. If you’re interested, you can find the first part here. 5 More Ways to End a Story 1 The Unresolved… Read More ›
Writing Tips – Writing Children’s Stories 3
Hello everyone, here’s another round of writing tips for those of us who find writing stories for children a challenge. You can find the first two parts in this series here and here. Get Right to the Action Children aren’t… Read More ›
Why It’s Important to tell Stories
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 ›
Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’
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 ›
Writing Tips 2
Hi everyone, I couldn’t think of any other ways of saying ‘more’ than the ones that I’ve already used (even with the help of the internet), so I had no other choice than to stick a number on the end… Read More ›
Writing out of Order
Some people like to work in a lovely, clean, linear pattern and I class myself as one of those people. In general, I prefer things to be neat and orderly but even more so when I write. No matter what… Read More ›
Creating Atmosphere
Creating atmosphere in a work of fiction can be incredibly tricky, but there are things you that you can do to increase your chances of doing it successfully. For instance, when you are describing the setting from a character’s point… Read More ›
Writing Tips – Writing Children’s Stories 2
Hi everyone, I had a little bit of time, and so I thought I’d write some more Writing Tips for writers who find crafting children’s stories as difficult as I do. You can find parts one and three of this… Read More ›
WorldBuilding 2: Elements of Worldbuilding
In my previous post, Worldbuilding I rambled on a little about what worldbuilding is, mentioning, in passing, a few essential elements that are required to make your story world feel real. However, there is a little more that goes into… Read More ›
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