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Why Stories Need the Everyman

One of the key ingredients of successful novels is the relatability of the characters; it’s why stories need the Everyman, […]

Working through a reverse outline of Book One, I’m breaking down the action of the novel as part of the

Worry not, no personal woes here; we’re plotting troubles, decisions and consequences in fiction. Another guest lecturer on Sanderson’s BYU

In unabashed, media-pimping, YouTube style, I bring you ten ways to improve your writing. Ta-da! Inspired by a similar non-fiction

My writers group over on DDW’s Discourse served up a Random Nouns Writers’ Prompt entitled The Jar of Nouns.

Interviewed at the Hay Literary Festival, Dame Jacqueline Wilson wonders are people losing ‘reading stamina?’ Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s

Attention spans are getting shorter, reading choice is getting bigger; which is why writers have to include five items on

Sooner or later in the process, every author faces editing the ‘crutch’ words. These are the habitual words or phrases

In a previous post I looked at how character arcs rise and fall and promised to look at applying character

There are plenty of beneficial writers’ tools, but a weekend of editing has taught me something: Grammarly’s good but not