Here's my go - posted on Esther Newtons weekly writing challenge. I knew I didn’t like her as soon as I saw her. New girl or not, those permanently puckered lips were going to irritate me. From …
The Crafting Characters Series #2 How To Get Into Your Character's Head
Character Journals Most writers at some point in their life have written a journal of some kind. Whether it be a personal daily diary type journal, a writing journal, an art journal, writing daily …
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Writespiration #21
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 …