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5 More Tips for Staying Motivated

By georgelthomas on 25 Jun 2018 • ( 2 )

Hello everyone, here’s another five tips to help you to stay motivated. You can find more from my Staying Motivated series here. 1 – Don’t wait If writing is what you really want to be doing, then write. It’s important… Read More ›

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

By georgelthomas on 10 Jun 2018 • ( 9 )

Writing is a lot of hard work, which can be made even harder by a lack of motivation. Here are 5 tips to help you to stay motivated and keep you working. 1 – Be Accountable Do you want to… Read More ›

5 Tips to Improve Dialogue

By georgelthomas on 24 May 2018 • ( 20 )

Dialogue can be an essential element of fiction writing, and it can be challenging to get right. Here are five tips to help nudge you along in the right direction. 1 Write Believable DialogueEven though what you are writing may… Read More ›

Writing Tips 6

By georgelthomas on 8 May 2018 • ( 4 )

Hey everyone! I’ve found myself with a bit of spare time (a rarity these days I’m happy to say) and so I thought I would offer up another six Writing Tips that might help you out of a tricky spot…. Read More ›

5 tips for Creating Great Characters

By georgelthomas on 2 May 2018 • ( 45 )

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

By georgelthomas on 22 Apr 2018 • ( 4 )

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 ›

Writing Tips 4

By georgelthomas on 3 Apr 2018 • ( 6 )

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 ›

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

Point of View

By georgelthomas on 12 Mar 2018 • ( 13 )

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 ›

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 ›