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Gimme a Hero…
As soon as you open your novel, on the very first page, in the very first line…what your character does and says will make or break him/her –and by association, you–as a writer. You only get this one chance to … Continue reading
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What’s it all about?
There are people who want to tell you how to organize your story. Sadly, writers are individuals. Every writer has, or will have, their own method for telling a story. But two things are essential to storytelling. Plot and structure. … Continue reading
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Hooking your reader
I knew you wouldn’t listen to my advice, you just wanted to start writing, and you know you want to keep those readers reading. So you have to take a look at the hook. You certainly can’t open a story … Continue reading
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What Writers Do
Writer’s write. This is what I’ve been told since the first day I declared my intention to tell the stories inside me. It sounded so simple. You have a story, and you should tell it. Just sit down and write. … Continue reading
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Where do I start?
I’ll be the first one to say, in spite of the excitement which accompanies starting a new project or a new book, there is also an element of fear. Fear is the one thing which diverts our attention from a … Continue reading
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Apologies & Introducing a New Book
For the past several weeks I’ve been offline. Yeah, computer problems. Everyone has them and most of us suffer in silence, or just moan and whine a little but press on when the problems are resolved. I won’t do that. … Continue reading
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