I know you know that it’s vital to get the beginning of your story right, so your readers are gripped and just HAVE to keep reading! Another thing you know is that reading is vital for your writing… I follow
Dear Writers, I hope you have had a good summer, and have managed to take some time for rest and relaxation. Now we are into a new season, heading towards the final part of 2023 – how time flies! Here’s
Good morning my writer friends, Hope you’ve had a great weekend and are ready for a new writing week. What are you writing at the moment? Do take a moment to let me know – I always love to hear
Happy New Year! Sorry to be slightly late in this greeting. Unfortunately, along with a huge number of other people, I’ve had some kind of virus – I didn’t feel so well last week. But here I am again, still
Today, instead of a writing tip, I have a ten-minute writing exercise for you. 🙂 The idea is to describe what your protagonist is wearing at the beginning of your story. (Or if you haven’t got a story right now,
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….
Suppose it’s a lovely sunny day, and William and Izzy go with their family to the beach. If they have fun making sandcastles, enjoy swimming in the sea, searching rock pools for crabs, have a delicious ice-cream, then go home happy, readers might feel cheated…
All characters need to be ’rounded’, especially your protagonist. Of course, they need to be inspirational, but they also need to have flaws and issues. They need to get despondent when things go badly – or even get to the point of despair. They shouldn’t always be…
Who are your writing for? This is an absolutely essential and basic question… if you don’t get this right, you might be writing in vain. Watch the video to find out why…
