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Understanding

To feel understood by those close to you is a great blessing. If you don’t feel understood by family and friends, you feel a kind of isolation. And you know what Mother Teresa said: “Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.”

Do you remember a time in your life when you didn’t feel understood? When no one knew how you were really feeling? If you…

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Time to Be Mean

Hello Christian writers, and welcome to this week’s writing tip. Hope you are well and enjoying your writing!

Today’s writing tip is on the subject of being mean. Brutal, even! We looked at this…

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Take Note

Greetings to you, writer friends! Hope you are well and enjoying the summer. 🙂

Did you find the last two weeks’ writing tips on naming your characters useful? If you are reading this on email because you’ve subscribed, but missed …

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Naming Characters Part II

Hello again, writer friends! Since writing last week’s post about names (Did you check out the link? You can read the post again here), I’ve been thinking. One of the most important reasons for choosing the right name for your character, is that the name will be…

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What’s in a Name?

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s creative writing tip! Actually, less of a ‘tip’ this week, more of a ‘help’, I hope!

According to the most recent statistics, Harper was the girls’ name in the top 100 with the biggest rise in popularity over the previous 10 years, whilst for boys it was …

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Sudden Surprises

We all love surprises… well, maybe only if they are good surprises!

Here are five sudden surprises that are easy to get right in novels… two good, three not so good, but with tips so you can get them all right!

Good surprise 1: A twist in the tale. We…

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