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Doing my impression of a domestic goddess today 😀 #freshfromtheoven #cinnamonandginger #sorrynotenoughtogoaroundCalling all #writers Take up the challenge of #CharacterCharades link in bio. #amwriting #writeon #writerslifeA few hints of autumn just making their way into Walker. I love this time of year! #autumncoloursOK Starbucks, I see your Pumpkin Spiced Latte and raise you a #costa Bonfire Latte 😋Great memories from the last evening in #whitby including one last trudge up the hill, rewarded with ice cream and a great view. Perfect. 😊Spent the morning in Goathland, aka Hogsmead station 😀Tags
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That’ll Do For A First Draft
As a writer, I want each word I put down on paper to have meaning and purpose. I want each one of them to make readers feel and think and yearn to read on. As such, there is one particular … Continue reading
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 jumpers, warm gloves, and hot drinks spiced with cinnamon. And … Continue reading
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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. At university, I studied for a BA English Literature with … Continue reading
#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 and it has had a massive impact on the direction … Continue reading
Introducing: Turning Ideas Into Words
Hi there! Seems like I while since I have been updating on here. I am aware that posts have been sparse recently. This is mainly due to my own time management, but also due to me working away on my … Continue reading
Guest Post – Banning Books
Guest Post by Sarah Jayne Tanner. Banning Books: Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.
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Tagged 1984, Banning Books, fiction, Sarah Jayne Tanner, SJBookworm, writing
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All Hallows Write
#AllHallowsWrite This is a writing challenge (like the Ice Bucket Challenge, but without the risk of hypothermia). Continue reading
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Tagged AllHallowsWrite, Desert, Greenstone, Halloween, NaNoWriMo2017, writing
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(B)Rain Stops Play
(B)Rain Stops Play – So, I feel like time is on fast-forward at the moment… Continue reading
Rain Stops Play
Rain Stops Play: Writing through the unexpected – You would think that in a country like the UK, where the weather can be extremely unpredictable, that we would come up with sports where bad weather is not an inhibiting factor in determining if it is played or not – Cricket, Tennis, I’m looking at you… Continue reading
Inspiration… Inaction… Instigation…
Inspiratoin… Inaction… Instigation… A battle against Writer’s Block Continue reading
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Tagged five more minutes, inaction, inspiration, instigation, Lao Tzu, writer's block, writing
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