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Tidying The Finer Threads of a Story

October 30th, 2012 No comments

A story consists of many subtle tracks that criss-cross their way through it. It can get messy! Here’s how I’m dealing with these in my current story. Read more…

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Building Momentum

October 23rd, 2012 1 comment

This week, I want to talk about a particular issue that dominates a lot of my writing, and along the way, explore some options to avoid the same pitfalls. Read more…

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Letting off steam

October 16th, 2012 2 comments

It’s amazing how quickly time passes isn’t it? After a period of editing my work in progress I have just dusted off my word count spreadsheet for this year. I want to cry. Read more…

Unearth Surprising Facts to Give Your Story Authenticity

October 9th, 2012 No comments

This week I have mostly been doing research, and as always I’ve found surprising things I can’t wait to use. Read more…

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GetMeWriting: Now Posting Tuesdays

October 7th, 2012 2 comments

We have been posting on Saturdays for a while, but yesterday was the last Saturday post (unless we change our mind again :-p). Instead, posts will go live Tuesday mornings – 8:30 GMT to be precise. We may fiddle with the time a little to see what people prefer. Reasons inside. Read more…

New Beginnings – A List of Story Starters

October 6th, 2012 1 comment

You ever look over past projects and think, “how did I come up with this”!? That’s what I’ve just been doing, and it got me wondering… what are the story elements I use to kick-start a project? Read more…