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Writers: Four Signs Your Research May Have Gone Too Far…
Every profession has its hazards, and authoring is no exception. The devil, as they say, is in the detail–to write a great story, you need to touch on those little things that bring a character or a setting to life. … Continue reading
Dun dun DUN: Suspense In Your Story
Every story needs stakes, right? And every story needs suspense–after all, what’s the point in high stakes if you’re not worried the protagonist won’t make it there? Suspense doesn’t have to mean Hitchcock style terror–it can be King George VI’s … Continue reading
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Tagged carrie vaughn, eek!, janice hardy, pacing, simon wood, suspense, writers digest, writing tips
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Lessons From Travel: Granada
As most of you know, we spent June in Europe. It was a wonderful, inspiring holiday, relaxing and energising all at once. This is the fourth in a series of posts sharing some peeks at the places we visited, as … Continue reading
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Tagged granada, inspiration, RJ Anderson, soraya, travel, writing tips
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Lessons From Travel: Seville
As most of you know, we spent June in Europe. It was a wonderful, inspiring holiday, relaxing and energising all at once. This is the second in a series of posts sharing some peeks at the places we visited, as … Continue reading
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Tagged alcazar, giant mushrooms, inspiration, seville, travel, writing tips
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Lessons from Travel: Madrid
As most of you know, we spent June in Europe. It was a wonderful, inspiring holiday, relaxing and energising all at once. This is the second in a series of posts sharing some peeks at the places we visited, as … Continue reading
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Tagged experimenting, lessons from travel, madrid, tapas, writing tips, yum
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I am on holiday!
Internet, I’ll miss you during the month of June! Husband and I will be heading first to London for a couple of days, then spending the rest of the month making our way through Spain and Italy. I will read … Continue reading
Catch My Pitch: Writing a Compelling Pitch For Your Book
So, what’s your book about? When I was writing my history thesis, we used to joke that you should never ask us what our work was about, because we’d be there telling you about it half an hour later. There … Continue reading
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Tagged cheeky requests, cursed, elana johnson, kristin nelson, nathan bransford, pitch, query, writing tips
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Collaboration: Three Rules You Can’t Break
**This post is remaining up longer than usual. I’m away camping! Hope you have a great break over Easter.** Is writing with someone else twice as much work, or half? What do you do if you disagree? How do you … Continue reading
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Tagged amie kaufman, co-authoring, collaboration, elise allen, jessie harrell, jon s. lewis, meagan spooner, writing tips
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