If you’re writing something with “serious” themes, you might be wary of putting anything even slightly comedic in your work. A badly-timed sarcastic comment could easily undermine what you’re trying to get across – right? But in truth, all fiction… Continue Reading →
Something odd stands on a hill, high over the rolling hills of Berkshire. A tall wooden pole topped with a length of wood to form a T shape. The hill is called “Gallows Down” which gives you a good idea… Continue Reading →
A lot of writing advice focuses on how the story begins. The first line, the first paragraph, the first chapter – these are all important to grab your reader and get them to keep reading. And whilst this is vital… Continue Reading →
As a writer, there’s nothing better than getting a great idea for a new story. Something exciting, something unique, something…in need of some work. Before you can start writing, you need more than just an idea – a lot more…. Continue Reading →
Straighten up your ruff and fix your doublet, we’re delving back into the archives for this week’s “3 Things…” with historical fiction. 1) How fiction can educate We’re taught history as a series of highlights, large events like wars or… Continue Reading →
2021 was as unpredictable and uneven as the year-that-must-not-be-named that came before. Whilst some things have changed, others have stayed the same. Personally, I’m grateful for my health and the health of my friends and family, and that I’ve been… Continue Reading →
If you’re new to writing you might be thinking “hm, how do I know when I’m actually a writer?” I mean yes there’s the whole writing stuff malarky but there are also some other tell-tale signs you’re a writer that… Continue Reading →
It’s my annual Christmas gift post (you can check out the lists for 2018 here, 2019 here and 2020 here). Whether you’re buying for a writer, a reader, or both, here are some great ideas for Yuletide presents. 1) Writers… Continue Reading →
St Enodoc Church hunkers down in the sand dunes at Trebetherwick, surrounded by a golf course. It’s not the usual spot for a place of worship, and the building itself is also a curiousity. This unusual spot might be reason… Continue Reading →
The headline refers of course, to the crime genre, not what writers can learn from committing crimes themselves. Don’t do that. Anyway, here we go with the next in my “3 Things..” series (previous posts linked at the bottom of… Continue Reading →
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