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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Hi everyone, here’s another post about words that are oft confused for various reasons and just as I have done with the Writing Tips posts, I’m switching to a numbering sequence in the title instead of a synonym for ‘more’… Read More ›
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am going to be exploring that pernicious little weed we call Self-doubt. Ignoring Self-doubt I talk a lot about practising your craft, and that’s because it’s true; by writing, we become… Read More ›
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 ›
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 every day can be challenging, especially for those of us who have a busy schedule due to work or family commitments. It can be tough to set aside some time when you can be alone with a notepad and… Read More ›
Editing can be a tricky process, especially when editing your own work. The problem is that you’ve spent an awful lot of time on this project and you’ve grown attached to every single sentence and every single word. It is your… Read More ›
The Hero’s journey is a widespread form of story structure derived from mythologist Joseph Campell’ s ‘Monomyth’ from his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which was originally published in 1949 There are twelve steps, and as you go… Read More ›
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