Revising is another essential part of the writing process, and although some people like to use editing as an interchangeable term for both editing and revising, it is a separate thing altogether. Personally, I prefer to revise my work after… 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 ›
In taking a break from the ever-increasing amount of research I need for my current project, I decided to research some more writing tips. This way I can shift focus and give my brain a little break while still staying in… Read More ›
Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well. Today I’m sharing a little about my favourite book – A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of the greatest stories I have ever read. I love Dickens’ work… Read More ›
Hi, everyone! I’m back with another post about words that may sound similar but can mean entirely different things. They are: Horde, Hoard Horde: this word is used when you want to describe a large group of people. For example,… Read More ›
Scrivener, for those who don’t know, is a fantastic bit of software that helps writers to write. It is designed, as far as I am able to tell, for ease of use and for all types of writers from novelists… Read More ›
I’ve not written a post about ‘Writing Tips‘ in a little while so I thought I’d get my researching cap on and write another one. The truth is that creating any sort of post for this blog gives me a… Read More ›
I had always thought that a scene was a scene; that you write what happens, who is involved and how they feel. Pretty standard stuff really. But then I read about sequels, and my mind went boom! For years I… 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 ›
Hi, everyone, what I’m posting here is the first draft of a short story (approx 3000 words) that I’ve been working on. The point of the project that I had set myself was to see if I could portray enough… Read More ›
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