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Not Sure Where To Begin With Your Story? Try Free Writing.

Posted on April 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Free writing is a time honoured prewriting technique which works by encouraging the writer to write without fear of criticism or failure for a set period of time.

6 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing

Posted on April 13, 2021 1 Comment

I couldn’t think of anything clever to write this week, so I decided it was time for another exciting instalment of Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing, where I share other people’s clever fiction-related posts.

Gleaning Ideas from Other Stories

Posted on March 29, 2021 Leave a Comment

But what do you do when the Idea Tree stops putting out its juicy fruit? Easy. Glean ideas from someone else’s story.

Daydreaming: An Essential Exercise for Writers

Posted on March 27, 2021 1 Comment

Daydreaming is a habit you should definitely get back into, especially if you plan on being a story-writer.

Establishing a Daily Writing Routine

Posted on September 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

I’m not going to harp on too much about the importance of having a long-term routine since I’m pretty sure I’ve already written about it several times. Instead lets talk about what we do when we actually sit down to write.

Throwback Thursday: Daydreaming is an Essential Exercise for Writers

Posted on May 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Daydreaming is a habit you should definitely get back into, especially if you plan on being a story-writer.

10 Minute Story Challenge

Posted on February 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

I’ve picked a random writing prompt using Arc Apps’ Plot Gen Pro for Android and have given myself exactly ten minutes to write a zero draft based on it and post the results here, typos and all…. I’ve also filmed the whole thing so you know I didn’t cheat.

Not Sure Where To Begin With Your Story? Try Free Writing.

Posted on July 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

Free writing is a time honoured prewriting technique which works by encouraging the writer to write without fear of criticism or failure for a set period of time.

6 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing

Posted on July 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

I couldn’t think of anything clever to write this week, so I decided it was time for another exciting instalment of Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing, where I share other people’s clever fiction-related posts.