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  • Hey Author, Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

    Hey Author, Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

    Okay, so for reasons best known to yourself, you want to know where to find the House of the Magical Idea Wizard and think that…

  • 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,…