Often, heroes are the odd ones out because they think outside the box and solve mysteries or problem. But this challenge isn't confined to heroes. You could write about inanimate objects, or kids or …
Warning: These 10 Top Tips Will Help You Write Seriously Authentic Lesbian Characters
After my rant last week about the lack of LGBT characters in mainstream fiction, I thought I really ought to make some kind of suggestion as to what the differences are, (and there aren't many) in …
Writespiration #67 – 60 Second Stories
Yes, I know. I'm cheating massively this month with writespirations. But hey, I am doing NaNo, and I know lots of you are too. So after the rather hard task of horror last week, this week is nice an …
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Where Are All The LGBT Characters?
Can anyone tell me a blockbuster famous novel they have read with a main character that was either gay or lesbian? Don't worry, I'll wait whilst you scratch your head to think... still haven't thought …
Writespiration #66 2 Sentence Horror Story
One of my ongoing series is about villains and creating the scariest, most evil of all bad guys. A friend showed me this concept somewhere else so I thought it would be nice to break up the NaNo-age …
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Evoking Memories – A Writers Must
I spoke a little about evoking memories recently in my post: 5 Reasons Why Writers Should Be Secret Agents. But I wanted to delve a little deeper into the science behind how senses and in particular …