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Category: Writing tips

Using Deep Point of View to immerse your reader

August 13, 2021 cheryl 4 Comments

This post appeared in my August 2021 newsletter’s writers’ corner. For regular tips, and much much more, take a risk…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: author intervention, character voice, editing, immersive reader experience, voice

Four steps to using dialogue to drive your story

June 11, 2021 cheryl

(And a free downloadable guide) This post first appeared in my June 2020 newsletter’s writer’s corner and again a year…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: characterisation in novels, dialogue, driving plot with dialogue, punctuation, show not tell

Story endings

May 14, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments

This post first appeared in my May 2021 newsletter’s writer’s corner. There’s a post like this, sometimes with downloadable guides,…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: novel endings, short story endings, story endings

Six reasons why short story writing is good for you

February 27, 2021 cheryl 9 Comments
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Short story writing isn’t as easy as some people make it look. Early in my writing journey I threw a…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: competitions, resist the urge to explain, short stories, structure

Second person present tense: 2 pros, 2 cons

January 6, 2021 cheryl

As a homework exercise for Dean Writers Circle, I suggested writing a piece in second person, present tense. Not something…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: present tense, second person

Easy steps to stronger sentences

November 28, 2020 cheryl

Words of wisdom from Harry Bingham at Jericho Writers. If you haven’t signed up for their newsletter at least, or…

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Real life and writing

November 27, 2020 cheryl
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What made me think about it? This morning I was listening to Woman’s Hour on BBC 4 as I drove…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: historical fiction, life experience, real settings, relatable characters, voice in writing

Ease Draft One Pain – Critique Partners, and a tool!

November 12, 2020 cheryl

Last night we had a zoom meeting of our local novel group, a sub-group of Dean Writers Circle. Right now,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: draft one, drafting, editing, novel review, writing groups

Two key points on the importance of structure

October 28, 2020 cheryl

I was very lucky to have a conversation with Imogen Robertson, chair of the HWA, who kindly offered to give…

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Six key take-aways for successful blogging – a year later

October 9, 2020 cheryl
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These six key take-aways for successful blogging came out of a Jane Friedman webinar I attended. I thought it would…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: blogging, newsletter, research, target audience

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