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Category: Writing tips

Flash fiction handy hints

April 16, 2024 cheryl 2 Comments

Today I visited a local secondary school to talk to their Year 11s (16-year-olds) about flash fiction handy hints. For…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, flash fiction, resist the urge to explain, short stories, writing, writing characters, writing craft

Looking for tips on writing craft?

December 26, 2023 cheryl

I’m always looking for tips on writing craft! And as some of us might be using the holidays as a…

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Posted in: News, Writing tips Filed under: authors, editing, indie authors, short stories, writers, writing, writing craft

Using all five senses to immerse the reader

November 9, 2023 cheryl

As writers, we tend towards language which visually describes our characters and the settings in which we place them. Imagery…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, flash fiction, sensory writing, short stories, writing

Novel writing tips from a master

September 7, 2023 cheryl

I’m a strong believer in learning writing craft. It amazed me when I first took up writing how much there…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: authors, copy editing, editing, novel writing, novelists, writer, writers, writingcommunity

How your novel’s setting enhances readers’ experience

August 11, 2023 cheryl

When I sent Keepers into the world in 2021, I crossed my fingers and hoped people would love it. I…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: atmosphere in novels, authors, editing, location in novels, novel writing, writers, writing, writing. scenes

Four guidelines for effective use of research in your novel

June 9, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

What this post is and is not Four guidelines for effective use of research in your novel is not concerned…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: authors, editing, research, research in fiction, writer, writing, writing characters

What’s your muse?

June 1, 2023 cheryl

What’s your muse indeed! ‘Inspired’ by something that came up recently, I tracked down this post I wrote for Women…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: author interviews, authors, editing, inspiration, writing

Kindle Unlimited – a good thing for authors?

April 14, 2023 cheryl 2 Comments

KU (Kindle Unlimited) is an Amazon subscription service which allows readers to download up to 20 books at a time…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: authors, kindle, kindle unlimited, KU, KU for authors, self publishing, traditional publishing

Three ways to differentiate your characters

March 10, 2023 cheryl

A couple of months ago I wrote about multiple POVs, were they a good idea or not. At the time…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: character emotions, character voice, characters, writing characters

The dreaded ‘lay’ vs ‘lie’

January 13, 2023 cheryl

I use a piece of software to produce images for this site, social media, my newsletter and other things. I…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: editing, lay vs lie, writing, writingtips

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