It's that time of the year again, as the Northern hemisphere slips into the burnt orange hues of autumn and the Southern hemisphere whips out its sparkly hot pants ready for spring, writers around the …
Untangle Plot Problems With This Quick Tip #MondayBlogs #amwriting
Writers talk about their characters being disobedient all the time. It's like some kind of cosmic joke, we spend weeks planning, checking, re-checking. We dust our shirt collar in a smug, 'I've …
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Master The Outline – 12 Methods For Plotters & Pantsers – Part I
If you cut my wrist, I'd bleed pantser all over you. Which, for anyone that knows me in real life, is about as ironic as you can get. I'm hyper organised. I have lists of lists and spreadsheets to …
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3 Things You Need To Create The Perfect Gothic Story With @Icysedgwick
Over the next month or so I am trying to finish my book so I can do the underwear eating exercise of handing my book baby to beta readers, *gulp*. I wanted to keep to two posts a week, but couldn't …
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Understanding YA, NA and MG – A Writers Bible
One of the most salient memories I have from childhood, was the desire to grow up. I was like the opposite of Peter Pan. I couldn't get old fast enough. Sixteen was this magical …
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Everything You Need To Know BEFORE You Start To Edit
I finished the first draft of my novel in August last year. I was B.U.Z.Z.I.N.G I'd finally done what I said I'd do - write a book... Ok, I finished a draft. I listened to the advice you gave on what …
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