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Twists and Surprises

This tip isn’t just for writers of Christian fiction, so do share with your writer friends!

Most stories benefit from a twist at the end of the tale. We all like a surprise ending! Perhaps the girl decides to marry the best man, the auntie is really the child’s mother, the baddie wasn’t . . .

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Cut It Up!

Good morning everyone. Hope you all had a lovely weekend. We managed to have a BBQ with family yesterday and it didn’t rain, although the black clouds rolled over thick and threatening more than once (well, we do live in England!).

I’ve not long come back from a holiday in the mountains, with a fabulous view from the guest house window. Looking over the photos reminded me of a writing . . .

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Bringing Hope

Hello everyone, hope you are well, and an especially warm welcome to new subscribers – lovely to have you here! I hope you will find these weekly writing tips and encouragement useful, as you reach out to young people with the good news of Jesus through your stories.

Sorry to bring in a more sombre tone than usual . . .

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The End of All Things (Part 2)

Last week we took a look at writing your final page before you’d written the beginning (or at least, got very far into your novel).

But what if you find yourself going over and over the ending and getting frustrated, because you can’t seem . . .

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English Literature

Good Morning Writer Friends!

Ready for another writing tip? This time you’re going to have to do some work! 🙂

However long ago school was for you, I’m sure you will remember at least some of the novels you studied for English. We dived into Graham Green’s Brighton Rock, amongst others, for O levels (yes, I really am that old!). I read An Inspector Calls when . . .

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Creating a Fictional World

Good morning Christian writers! How fictional is your fiction? Strange question? 🙂

I would venture to suggest that as regards fictional worlds, there are three types of novel:

1. Those that are firmly rooted . . .

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