Janet – Write for a Reason

Why Choose the First Person Narrative Voice?

There are many and varied reasons for choosing to use the first person voice (I, we, she/he) instead of the third person (he, she, it/ they/them). Here I’ve looked at five reasons you might wish to use the first person.

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Using All the Senses

A quick creative writing tip on using all the senses in your story. I know you know this, but the exercise will cement in your mind some great ways to do this. :-). If you find it helpful, please pass

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7 Common Problems Writers Face When Writing Their First Novel (and what to do about it)

Well, that’s not a pretty face, is it? Still, all in a good cause! Hope you find the video helpful. 🙂 If you’d like more information about the Writers for a Reason Unite group, click here.

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Secondary Characters – Have You Got Them Covered?

Here’s a writing tip that came up a couple of weeks ago when I was running a writing workshop in Hungary, with an international group of writers. (It was such fun!). Somebody asked, how many secondary characters should we have

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What is your protagonist wearing?

What we wear is an outward expression of what we are like inside – culture, family, personal likes and dislikes, how we feel about ourselves… and lots more….

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Colour!

A quick thought on the use of colour you might find useful…

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Don’t Give Up

As we go further into advent, there is still so much uncertainty, worldwide, about covid and its spread. I just wanted to send you a short message of encouragement today, that no matter what happens, the Lord is with us.

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Writing Stories for Our Time

Hi folks. I just wanted to let you know about a FREE training I’m doing this coming Wednesday called: Writing Stories for Our Time. Simply click on this link to sign up. If you are a Christian and are new

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Creating Engaging Characters (Video Training)

Hello! Welcome to the latest video, which is all about characters. Enjoy!

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October Challenge

A little bit of advance information… October is going to be Write for a Reason Writing Challenge Month!…

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