Off the Page
When you’re writing a story, often the question is what should you and shouldn’t you include? Many of us would love to include everything. But this doesn’t necessarily make for … Continued
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The Importance of a Good Blurb
One of the most important features in writing today, especially in the digital era, is the blurb of a book. A blurb defines what the book is about in 200 … Continued
The Value of Workshopping
One of the problems we face when revising is losing our objectivity. The more we work on something, the harder it becomes to see issues. We know our writing. We … Continued
Audience Assemble!
Every piece of writing has an audience. It might be a magazine’s readership, or it might just be for yourself when you vent into your diary or write up a … Continued
The Failure of Inspiration
So you’re taking a walk, or doing the washing, or lying in bed – well, you’re doing something relatively ordinary. Then it hits. Inspiration. You have a brilliant idea for … Continued
Time to Write
A new year! And about now, most writers can be broken into any of the following categories: I’m going to start something new I’m going to finish that book I’ve … Continued
Chronology
Writing memoir presents us with different challenges to writing fiction. Even though the story’s there in its entirety – after all, we’ve lived it – a lot of people ask, … Continued
The Evolving Idea II: Adaptation
Last year I waxed lyrical on how ideas can evolve and change over time, even within a single short story that can become something totally different to its original intention. … Continued