'Fred Dagg', a NZ icon has died. His humour was Kiwi through and through and he has left us with some colloquialisms all our own! 'the Tre...
Create strong and memorable fantasy worlds by identifying the simplest nuances, then exploit them into structurally sound story elements and themes. The best way to learn your fantasy series preferences is to pick up a few books within the genre, read and reread them, and noting their strengths and weaknesses. Writing Fantasy Books, Novel, Author, Writing Tips, Writing Advice, #book #books #bookstagram #bookworm #booklover #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #bookme #bookshelf #bookaholic #booklove
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When I was writing the first, and even the second, draft of The Realm of Silence, I called the carriage my heroine is driving up and down the Great North Road, to and from Edinburgh, a phaeton. I k…
[three-fourths-first align=”left”] I teach writing a little bit differently to most coaches… because I’m less focused on the quality of your writing and more focused on the quality of your story. AND, I believe that the ONLY three...READ MORE
How to create creepy characters.
“"If you [write] with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like."-Neil Gaiman #amwriting”
Writing a screenplay is hard work... but it can be easy as well. When I first started out writing scripts, I had a really hard time finding my story and the right way to go about getting it done. I only had a few screenwriting books - not that they didn't help, but over time,…
Yes, it’s true, I’ve had story structure on the brain. I’ve also recently joined pinterest (of which I immediately became addicted). But there’s a happy side effect of these two obsessions… this post! I love visual representations of novels and narrative structure, and pinterest gave me a place to collect all these fascinating, beautiful, funny,...
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We say to kids, "Here's your notebook! Now you are writer!" We want kids to write in school and beyond. Maybe there are things we can do in school to keep their writerly lives going--even when our units of study and minilessons have moved on to other aspects of the work.
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download this article In this blogpost, we are going to cover three things: Firstly, we are going to share with you what cognitive science has to say about children’s writing development. Spoiler - writing is really hard. Next, we are going to discuss how important it is that we attend to children’s affective writerly needs…
Picture this: a magical notebook that collects your lists of character names, rough draft progress meters, and memorable feedback from readers all in one place. Imagine being able to organize it and add new things as you go, without needing to allocate perfectly spaced sections ahead of time. There’s even a special page that helps you find whatever you’re looking for in seconds. That, my writerly friend, is the magic of a bullet journal.
The dream to write, I believe, is one of the most beautiful and monstrous things in the world. Writing is an incredible gift with endless possibilities and magic, but reaching for a dream is no easy task. With every dream […]
