Many of us have struggled our way through writer’s block at one point or another. It is a condition, or rather a state of mind where the brain seems to have decided to stop cooperating and enters a sort of creative shutdown…. Read More ›
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Further Writing Tips
Just when you thought that there could not possibly be another single writing tip in the whole of existence left unexplored, I come along and drop another six on you! So here we go with a ‘further’ six writing tips:… Read More ›
Creating an Outline with Index Cards
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m going to explain how you can outline a novel with index cards Creating an Outline with Index Cards All you need to create your outline are 60 index cards, a pen… Read More ›
More Confused Words
Hello again everyone! It’s been a rather slow morning, creatively speaking so in hopes of jumpstarting my brain, here are some more of those words which look or sound similar but have entirely different meanings. Whether, Weather Whether: is used… Read More ›
Confused Words
Occasionally it can be difficult to choose the correct word, and this can be compounded by the fact that so many words can look or sound the same and yet mean entirely different things. Here’s a list of some of… Read More ›
Even More Writing Tips
I had this post in my head, and it was distracting me from my work, so I figured I would just get it out of my system. I didn’t actually realise that I knew so much about writing, though, as… Read More ›
Story Structure
I used to hate the words ‘story structure’. I had always tried to ignore the concept and just ‘do my own thing’, writing whatever came into my head, or ‘pantsing’ if you will. I regarded the idea of forcing my… Read More ›
More Writing Tips
In procrastinating a dreaded revision of my current project, I have decided to write a follow-up to my previous post Writing Tips. After all, I’m always learning and finding out new ways of doing things and some of the information I post… Read More ›
Working with an Outline
I had always been one of those people who could pick up a pad of paper and a pencil and start writing, going with the flow of whatever happened to appear on the page.The problem was that I would eventually… Read More ›
Writing Tips
Writing can be hard work, especially if you’re a beginner, so I thought I would share some of the tips that I have picked up from various places over the years in my attempts to hone my skill. So here… Read More ›