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 ›
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5 tips for Creating Great Characters
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
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
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 ›
Point of View
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.
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
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
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
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’
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 ›