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Writing Ramble: Unusual Points of View

First, sorry for the lack of content lately. I’ve still been sick, and there’s been a fair amount of personal … More

deep pov, omniscient, pov, ramble, second person, writing

WriteAdvice: Introducing Character Appearances

A distinctive appearance for each character is perhaps less important in books than it is in movies or graphic novels, … More

character descriptors, descriptive writing, Writercraft, writing advice

WriteAdvice: 3 Places to Seek Feedback

There’s one inescapable truth about your writing (there’s the clickbait title you avoided, you’re welcome): at first, it will suck. … More

advice, feedback, writing advice

Writercraft: Dialogue

To prevent this from becoming a grumble (or just a rant), I’m going to do my best to talk about … More

adverbs, character development, character relationships, context, dialogue, dialogue tags, fiction, short stories, Writercraft, writing, writing tips

WriteAdvice: Persistence

I have some exciting news! Well, exciting for me. Probably already known by you (this will make sense in a … More

advice, christmas, competition, competitions, free, inspiration, persistence, systems, writing advice, writing competition

Writercraft: Rewriting—Is it worth it?

I don’t know about you1, but when I’m deep into one of my High Art moods—when I see writing as … More

creativity, editing, inspiration, rewriting, writer, writing

Writercraft: Archetypes

I quite like archetypes in fiction, I feel like most fiction-readers probably do. But everyone knows (and usually hates) Mary-Sues … More

archetypes, classic, mary sue, mentor, monster, mother, poor Og, writing, writing advice

Writercraft: Dos and don’ts of building tension

This is my attempt to basically complain about things that kill the tension in books, movies and tv shows (but … More

buffy, romance, stakes, tension, writing

Writercraft: Subtle descriptions

I’m not a very observant person. There are things I usually can’t help noticing, usually to do with words, the … More

tension, world-building, writing advice
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