Here’s a quick creative writing tip for you: Before you start writing your story, write a character list, then sketch out a description of each of your characters. Include their …
Some of you will know that I am involved with a charity called Media Associates International (MAI). This charity works to help believers involved in all aspects of Christian publishing, …
I think I’ve probably talked about this before: leaving a legacy with our writing. I know for sure, I did mention that on a recent holiday to Dorset, I visited …
Dear Writer Friends, The days are getting darker and colder… and wetter and windier! At the time of writing, we are due another storm in London tonight… Here’s a quick …
Hello my Writer Friends. I hope you found last week’s writing tip, about big picture editing, useful. This week we’re doing a quantum leap… from editing, to planning your book …
Well, that’s not a pretty face, is it? Still, all in a good cause! Hope you find the video helpful. 🙂 If you’d like more information about the Writers for …
Here’s a writing tip that came up a couple of weeks ago when I was running a writing workshop in Hungary, with an international group of writers. (It was such …
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…