Sometimes we get stale. This year we have lacked variety in our lives, haven’t we? Most of us have been at home pretty much constantly, with the same people, doing all the same things..
Remember that every story needs emotion. You can have a lovely idea for a story where a character goes through a series of adventures, but if there’s little emotion, you won’t engage your readers. Readers need to feel …
If you find writing your novel too overwhelming right now, write something parallel. For example, write a letter from your protagonist to another character, write a snatch of dialogue that comes to mind (even if it’s not in the chapter you’re writing), write…
Children have vivid imaginations, and pick up on the worries and fears around them as they hear the news, listen to conversations, see frightening images…
I’m guessing that many of you won’t have time to work on your novel over the next few days… but here are a couple of fun, quick writing exercises for you to do when you have half an hour to spare. Perhaps when Grandad…
The course includes teaching, assignments, reading, and access to a private facebook group (so you can join other writers in the Write for a Reason community, ask questions and make comments). The course is hard work…
