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  • 5 Ways to Write a Terrible Novel

    5 Ways to Write a Terrible Novel

    If you are a writer, you’ll know how insistent that little Inner-Writer’s voice can be, constantly banging on about the different ideas he’s come up…

  • My Thoughts on FocusWriter

    My Thoughts on FocusWriter

    There’s an old saying I tend to adhere to: you need to use the right tool for the right job. For me as a writer,…

  • Writing Non-Human Characters #4: Mythical Creatures

    Writing Non-Human Characters #4: Mythical Creatures

    Well you’ll be relieved to hear that this will be the last week of my impromptu series on writing non-human characters. We’ve already covered animals,…

  • Writing Non-Human Characters #3: Robots

    Writing Non-Human Characters #3: Robots

    Well, it’s week three on my impromptu series of posts on creating non-human characters for your stories. We’ve already done animals and aliens, so this…