The Importance of Being Edited.
Ernest Hemingway once said, ‘The first draft of anything is shit.’ Having spent the last two years studying writing and editing, I’ve come to understand how true this is. Still, … Continued
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Why submitting your work is good for you
There are many writers out there who are scribbling away at stories that never see the light of day. So does that make them a writer? A story is actually … Continued
Voice.
So what is ‘voice’ in writing? Google it and you’ll find any number of definitions. This is what Wikipedia has to say: The writer’s voice is the individual writing style … Continued
Stories everywhere
By simply living we are creating our own story. Much of it will be boring to recount when we come to the end of it but there will also be … Continued
Show, don’t tell.
Something we hear a lot about in writing is to ‘show, don’t tell.’ Showing allows us to paint a scene so that the reader experiences it as a character (usually … Continued
Characters – Part 4: World-building.
So far, we’ve looked at the following aspects of character-building: the character’s name and how it defines them. the way they look and how you introduce description into your narrative. … Continued
The Power of Books
In the these changing times it’s a fact that books are going to become fewer. But I think that books are going to become very special. Specialised in fact. Words … Continued