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#CharacterCharades
I am celebrating this week! I have been struggling with one of the characters in my current Work In Progress, but I have finally had a break-through in his development… Read more
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The Forgotten Fairground – Available Now on Amazon Kindle
It doesn’t seem like any time at all since I announced I would be publishing my first Novella, The Forgotten Fairground… Read more
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What took you so long?
If you follow me on Twitter, or follow this blog, you may have seen over the last couple of weeks that I FINALLY finished the first draft of my first… Read more
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NaNoWriMo 2018!
October is a great month! Autumn really sets in and brings with it an incredible array of colours in the trees. It brings crisp, cold mornings and short days. Cosy… Read more
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Pre-Book Timeline
As you may have been able to work out by now, I am a Planner when it comes to novel writing. That’s not to say I always stick to said… Read more
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Prologue or Con[logue]
I’ve become aware recently that there is an ongoing debate in the writing community as to the merits (or lack thereof) of using a prologue. Many writers seem to be… Read more
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Challenge Accepted!
This week, I have started what I hope will be a nine-month journey from where I am now to completing my first novel. I have had this book knocking around… Read more
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Guest Post – “Dialogue”
Guest Post by Sarah Jayne Tanner When we talk about writing novels, we talk a lot about structure, plot, character and themes, but not so much about writing good dialogue.… Read more
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The Name Game: Characters
Last week I was looking at the process of naming places in your fictional world. If you missed that post, you can find it here. This week, I’ll be looking… Read more
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The Name Game: Places
It seems quite appropriate to be looking at naming fictional places this week, as I have just spent some time over the last few days re-naming one of the places… Read more
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Outlining A Novel
I say half a lesson because the analogy is not a perfect one (as you will see), but it is an image I quite frequently relate to when it comes… Read more
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Update: Turning Ideas Into Words
So… This is the sum total of my creativity this week: As such, I have no new content to share this week. What I do have is an update on… Read more
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