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
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Writing Competition
It’s this nice quiet time of year when the Christmas silly season is over and there is a bit of down time to give to your writing. So why not … Continued
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS FOR 2012 Cover Image Section Winner: Cindy Keong, Water Drops Short Story Section Winner: Erol Engin, Sea Monkeys Runner-Up: Eliza-Jane Henry-Jones, The River Man Shortlisted ~ … 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
What came first: the writer or the cynic?
I can distinctly recall a day in my Grade 1 class where all the students sat on the carpet in our humble little classroom and were treated to a screening … Continued
Characters – Part 3: Motivation and Psychology.
One of the biggest driving forces a character needs is motivation. Why are they taking the course they are? If there’s an antagonist, what is their motivation? In the simplest … Continued
Characters – Part 2: Describing Your Characters.
When you plot out your story – whether it’s outlining it in great detail in a notebook, or just trying to germinate seeds of ideas in your head – you’ll … Continued