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Writing advice
I came across this link on another writers' site, and found it a helpful reminder of what to look ou…
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    Kate
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  •  · I've not tried audio books, but it's interesting if the narrator is doing character voices, why they…
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Welcome back for 2022!
Hi all, Welcome back and Happy 2022!I'd like to know who your favourite authors were from 2021, perh…
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    K.T.Jayne
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  •  · Totally agree, Rosie. I've learned so much from it, it's incredible. I've made pages of notes relati…
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Post-Christmas Writing Inspiration
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas! I wanted to ask whether anyone gained any writin…
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    Maggie P
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  •  · Thanks Emily, Happy New Year to you. I'm like Janet, during the festivities I started marking out my…
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Competition win - any advice on how to make the most of the opportunity.
Hi folksI have won a decent novel writing competition which gives me a weekend described as a dragon…
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    Reidr Daniels
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  •  · Congratulations! I've never been there but, I'd say it's important that your enthusiasm for your boo…
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The Royal Order of Adjectives
I found this interesting, in that it's probably something we all do unconsciously, but I'd never see…
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    Jon Dixon
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New Novel Competition For Unrepresented Writers
There is a new novel competition launching in January for unrepresented writers (non-agented or self…
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    David Slyman
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Michael Rosen's poetry anthology
This little online collection for children just came out and I'm happy to say I'm in it! Everyone wh…
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    Libby
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  •  · That's brilliant news, Julie!
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Help with a scene! Please
This is what I've gotten so farApparently taking the scene in and the Sisters take on the matter mad…
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    Lina Hansen
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  •  · Why not simply "bouts of vomiting"? Though, to be honest, the sentence as such for me isn't quite wh…
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How would you tackle this? All comments gratefully received.
I prefer to write in first person. However, my current novel has twin POV. The storyline demands tha…
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    Lina Hansen
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  •  · First POV rocks, and in the constellation you've mapped out it could add some spice to the story, es…
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How to write an author's bio
Hello all. I am attempting to submit a piece to websites for publication. I have come across the que…
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    L.
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  •  · Hi Brigitte, An author bio for a website or a publication is no different than an author bio at the …
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The melancholy decline of the semicolon
Good morning all,I very rarely post but this one is a topic near and dear to my heart and I found th…
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    Jon Dixon
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  •  · Yes, I completely get the importance of a style guide. I actually used to occasionally help write th…
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Final reminder for this evening's book club!
Hi all, Final reminder for tonight's book club (7pm GMT) with the incredibly talented Ellena Savage!…
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