Two weeks ago I once again had the privilege of being interviewed by the lovely Barney of StoryComic, and it’s now available to watch! You can check out the YouTube vid below, or you can look up StoryComic on your favourite podcast platform to listen to the audio-only version (and miss out on all my […]
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Quick weekend post to let you know that I’ve updated the Articles For Writers page on the site, and there are now links to a huge (messy) list of Topics Of Interest 🙂 Read more:Woohoo, We Hit The Stretch Goal! (All I Want For Christmas Is A Reaper)Insert Exciting Title Here!A MOMENT OF ROSES &
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I was asked on Instagram last week how I go about structuring my stories, whether there’s a set way I like to do it, or if it’s different for every story, or what. I promised an answer last week, and that didn’t happen, but hey! It is this week and now I can answer! 😀
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Middles are hard, y’all. For many, many years and many, many stories, I really struggled to know WHAT went in the middle of a story. Like, yeah, okay, it’s supposed to exacerbate the conflict. It’s supposed to complicate things. It’s supposed to get the protag. to the climax and there should be a reversal in
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Short version: lots of publishing, no writing. I’ve been eating too much sugar lately, which negatively impacts my sleep, and I really need to kick that to the curb again. However, that involves willpower which involved energy which I’m lacking because of poor sleep, and you see how things are 😀 Also, discovered the hard
Unprecedentedly (which seems appropriate for our unprecedented times), WMG Publishing is offering a THIRD half-price sale on all their courses, lectures and memberships this week. This time, the sale is for FIVE days, rather than just two, so you have a little more time to jump in. Go to https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com and use the code SummerLearning2020.
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WMG Publishing is offering 50% off on all their writing lectures and courses for TODAY ONLY. Use the code MarchSadnessSpecial20. This is a one-time thing that I haven’t seen them do ever in the last four years, something that they are doing to try to help give people access to positive things to do and
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Mega-best seller Dean Wesley Smith and also-best seller and games-man extraordinaire Loren L. Coleman have put together an amazing, FREE workshop on how to use Kickstarter effectively to boost your fiction. If you’re a writer, or an aspiring writer out there, I highly recommend this great new course. (Actually I highly recommend a lot of
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You guys are incredible. I was so nervous about giving up a week of my precious holidays to go do more teaching, but wow. You’ve all blown me away with your passion and talent and commitment, and you have just been a dream. I’ve had an absolute blast this week, and I really hope you
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Since this is apparently the week of sharing stumbles, I stumbled across this online the other day too and it’s kind of fun: The Plot Dot, a resource by bestselling YA author Derek Murphy. This is the full copy of his book on slideshare (not pirated – he put it there and links to it
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