Dialogue and dialogue tags
Today we will take a look at dialogue and dialogue tags to answer some common questions. How often should we[…]
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Writing competition Hi 2020
Happy London Press are running a nationwide writing competition for unpublished writers. Clare Newton of Happy London Press told me[…]
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Writers explore research for fiction
Fiction is, by its very nature, something you make up but that does not mean that research cannot play a[…]
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The challenges of first-person perspective
Thanks to Jason for this suggestion, we are going to take a deeper dive into the complexities and questions that[…]
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Story endings good and bad
I have been challenged to write about story endings. Which, if I am honest, I do not feel so confident[…]
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How to create three-dimensional characters
In this post, I am going to try and cover all of the suggested topic “how to create three-dimensional major[…]
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The use of tenses and narrative viewpoints
For reasons I am going to explain, today we take a dive into tenses and narrative viewpoints. I recently asked[…]
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Thanet Creative Skills Centre
Thanet Creative is proud to announce its online writing skills learning centre. Free form writing (free) Modelled around the way[…]
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Social engagement boost
Thanet Creative is running a social engagement boost experiment. You can join in to get more engagement on a social[…]
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Make your Word Processor work harder
Most writers use a word processor to type up or write directly. Here are some tips to work smarter not[…]
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Is it hard to become a writer?
Today we are going to take a deep look into the question, is it hard to become a writer? No.[…]
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Writers investigate: Bloody murder
What is a good crime or mystery without the presence of a dead body to really spice up the tale?[…]
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