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When it comes to writing a play or a novel, the three-act form of Opening Act, Middle Act and Closing Act is a fundamental structure. Deceptively simple, it has stood the test of time and still works today. Short stories or novels can benefit from this approach. To actually explain how to go about creating… Continue reading The Rocks Scaffolding of 3 Acts
I haven't been game to check how many apps I have on my iPhone. A lot. I have a lot of apps. But I don't have many that enable me to write on-the-go. Which is silly really because there are a growing number of apps that will let you capture your imagination in digital form… Continue reading Writing: There’s an App for That!
What I learned from a quick class with award winning memoirist, Chloe Maree Higgins ...
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When you have an opportunity to hear an author talk, it pays to listen. Especially if that author is successful, as in some fifty published books or more – both traditional and self-published - and has won awards for her writing. Today was such a chance for me. Fiona McArthur is on the hustings (at least… Continue reading Best Selling Author Talk – Fiona McArthur
Writing a short story sounds easy. Hey, it's only a few hundred to a few thousand words, not an 80,000 word opus: much more doable - yes? Errr, no. A short story still has to be a story with a beginning, middle and end. It still has to engage a reader to want to keep… Continue reading Writing Short Stories and Using Them
It happens. It’s super-annoying, frustrating and anxiety-inducing when it does, but it happens. At some point in your writing life, you will hit a period of drought. The words fail to come when you sit down to write. Ideas abandon you for a Summer somewhere else. Cleaning the tracks on the sliding doors with a… Continue reading Get Your Writing Mojo Back
Anyone can become a writer. Many want to. Many try. What sets the ones who do, apart?
Memoir or Life Writing can be a wonderful read if you make the effort to bring your memories alive for the reader. Here's how.
Winning a writing competition isn't easy, but there are ways to increase your chance of success.
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