Tag Archives: writing

#CharacterCharades

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

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 →

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The Name Game: Characters

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

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 at naming characters. I have mentioned before that I really … Continue reading →

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The Name Game: Places

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

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 in my current Work In Progress (more on that later). … Continue reading →

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Outlining A Novel

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

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 to my writing. Quirrell came back out from behind the … Continue reading →

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Update: Turning Ideas Into Words

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

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 some re-arranging I have done around here. For the past … Continue reading →

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World Building: Human

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

Last week, I started looking at world building in fiction. This may seem like an arduous task, but if you are a Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer it is, to some extent, unavoidable. In last week’s post, I looked at the physical world, … Continue reading →

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World Building: Physical

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

I am a Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer and as such, world building comes with the territory. Even if the project I am working on is based in the real world, inevitably, there will be at least one element to set it apart. … Continue reading →

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Gateway Deaths

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

Let’s talk about death for a moment. Or more specifically fictional character deaths. I do not consider myself to be a blood thirsty writer. I do not decide the fate of my characters by the roll of dice, or the … Continue reading →

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Finding Jaecks

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

Here’s a true story for you to think about. It concerns a man called Elias Jaecks and the moment that I realised I didn’t know him at all. This revelation struck me after I had worked through the first 70,000 … Continue reading →

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Narrative Voices – Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Last week, I started looking at the different kinds of Narrative Voices you can choose from as a writer. As the choices and combinations are quite varied, I decided it would be best to split the discussion into two parts. … Continue reading →

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