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Listening In

Hello everyone: hope you have had a good week. Spring will soon be here!

This week’s writing tip is all about eavesdropping on other people’s conversations! 🙂 …

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Your Alter Ego?

Good morning writer friends! Not just a writing tip this week, but a writing exercise as well. 🙂

Do you have an alter ego from much-loved childhood story? I bet you enjoyed reading as a child, or you wouldn’t be reading this! I’m wondering, was there a book…

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Happy Christmas!

Dear Writer Friends,

Just a very quick message – I wasn’t planning on sending a writing tip today, for, as it’s Christmas Day, but I had an idea so I thought I might as well share it . . .

Of all the people you are spending time with today, who would make . . .

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Does That Need Updating?

Hello again – can you believe another whole week has gone by?

This week’s creative writing tip comes from last month’s monthly programme, as we were looking at editing our manuscripts. One of the things I suggested looking out for, is anything . . .

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Essential Information on Copyright

Hello again, is it possible that another week has gone by? Amazing! But this means another creative writing tip, so here goes:

If you have used quotations in your story, either from Scripture or other sources, you need to make sure that . . .

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Is that Usual? Does it Matter?

Hello again, and welcome to this week’s creative writing tip!

In your writing, look out for stereotypes. If I say “grandma” to you, what image comes to mind? Grandparents of ten-year-old children are more likely to be . . .

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Have You Checked That?

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s free creative writing tip! I have taken this one from our monthly programme, which you are more than welcome to join if you want to go deeper with your writing. No worries if that’s not for you right now – I hope this will be helpful. 🙂

Once you have finished the first draft of your novel…

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Four Best Editing Tips

Morning, writer friends!

Today’s creative writing tip is for you, if you have finished the first draft of a novel. (Congratulations if you have, by the way!)

Here are my four BIG TIPS:

1. Leave your first draft alone for a while – a couple of weeks if possible. Coming to your story with fresh eyes will help enormously.
2. Make a . . .

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