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 ›
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Confused Words 3
It’s been a little while since I last wrote a Confused Words post and there’s no time like the present, so here are some more words that are, for whatever reason, sometimes confused. Flew, Flu, Flue Flew: this is the… Read More ›
My Truest Friend
Hi everyone! I’m sharing a poem with you today. This one is about the most beautiful creature who ever lived, my dog, Sasha. She lived with me for 18 years but sadly, in 2014, we had to let her go…. Read More ›
Mind Mapping
A mind map, also sometimes called a Bubble or Cluster diagram is a simple yet effective way of generating ideas that become progressively more in-depth as the diagram grows. You begin by writing a word in the centre of a… 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 ›
5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer’s Notebook
Having a small notebook with you wherever you go, can be a gamechanger for a writer for a variety of different reasons. Here are five of the most important: 1 – Keeping Track of your IdeasIdeas, good and bad, have… 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 ›
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 ›
The 27 Chapter Outline
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
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 ›
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