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 writing tip for you: Include lots of weather in your
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 launch! But what if you haven’t finished your story? Seems
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 a Reason Unite group, click here.
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 fun!). Somebody asked, how many secondary characters should we have
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…
Brilliant Beginnings – here’s a writing exercise for you to do! We’ve already looked at the elements you need to include in the beginning of your novel for children…
Today’s video is all about theme and purpose. If you know the theme you want to get across in your story, it will be a lot better than if you don’t! Watch to find out more: