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Blog posts for readers & writers

Verbal tics and ‘weasel’ words in writing

November 29, 2019 cheryl 2 Comments

I think of ‘weasel’ words as a subset of verbal tics, so I’ll start with the bigger picture. Verbal tics…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, then that so, words to avoid in writing

The art of the novel and kids

November 27, 2019 cheryl

Great morning with Forest-born author Sarah Franklin at a local primary school learning about story writing. Sarah showed the students…

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Writing workshops help

November 15, 2019 cheryl

Several of us meet on a monthly basis for a two hour writing workshop. We chat a lot and laugh…

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Rain rain …

November 1, 2019 cheryl

My office is a conservatory. It faces north which in the UK means it rarely gets direct sun so it’s…

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An excellent place to start – Stephen King

October 16, 2019 cheryl

I’m into the last few pages of Stephen King’s On Writing and wondering why I hadn’t read it before –…

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Introducing my website and blog posts!

October 12, 2019 cheryl

Fun to do and a ‘go to’ place for anyone wanting to find out about my work. I’ll post important…

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