Writing Tips

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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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What Do You Think of Glossaries?

Occasionally you will find a story for young people where a glossary would be helpful. I remember one book I used to read over and over as a child, where most of the action was set in India. The word…

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