Like the last writespiration, I thought the post would work just as well thinking about your antagonist. What would happen if you actually met your main characters nemesis? Would you get on? Would …
The Reading Like a Writer Series #3
We're not quite at the nitty gritty of what to do to read like a writer yet, I wanted to cover 'when' to read first. Everything I've ever read about how to write, says to read your genre. Read DEEP …
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The Crafting Characters Series #1
The Crafting Characters Series #1 This brings the start of another series to this blog. All about crafting characters. Creating believable fully rounded characters with the depth necessary to make …
A Short Story – 'Lala'
If you are ever at a loose end, and you want some inspiration to write, then my tutor Esther Newton, has weekly writing challenges. You can write as much or as little as you like, and it needn't take …
Writing Tips #13
I've been spending a lot of time with my head stuck in the dictionary and thesaurus recently, and I happened to see the episode of friends where Joey writes a letter. It made me chuckle so I had to …
The Reading Like A Writer Series #2 Most Inspirational Books Ever
Everybody has a list. But for a writer, it's THE list. You might call your list a number of things but essentially, it's the list of books that made you a writer. For me it's a list of the most …
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