Using Google Docs for Writing Fiction

Posted on December 1, 2019     Leave a Comment

Seeing no alternative… I swallowed my pride and began writing my first draft on Google Docs, starting with the browser version.

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50 Character Motives For Your Story

Posted on August 18, 2019     3 Comments

I’ve listed a few possible character motives in the image below and I would encourage you to play around with different ways of interpreting and applying them.

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App Review: Tomato Typewriter

Posted on June 30, 2019     Leave a Comment

If you’re the sort of writer who enjoys writing on your Android tablet or smartphone but need the threat of a deadline to get you going, Tomato Typewriter by Zest Works might just be the app for you.

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What’s On Your Writer’s Utility Belt?

Posted on June 2, 2019     Leave a Comment

Just like Batman has a utility belt which is loaded with all deus ex machina gadgets he needs to help him save the day, so we writers all have our (figurative) utility belts loaded with all the tools we rely on to help us whenever we sit down to write…. Don’t we? 😶

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App Review: Character Story Planner 2

Posted on May 5, 2019     Leave a Comment

Everyone and their granny seems to have produced an app to help writers draft or plan their stories, most of which I personally don’t find very helpful. Nevertheless there are a few diamonds in the rough to be found and today I want to tell you all about another one I recently discovered: Character Story Planner 2 for Android by Ifantasia.

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App Review: Storywriter

Posted on September 30, 2018     Leave a Comment

I, too, despair of the hope of ever finding such an app. It was in this context that I downloaded Storywriter by Raindrop for Android but the question is: did it deliver? 

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On Character Traits

Posted on August 26, 2018     Leave a Comment

Let your reader get to know Dave by experiencing Dave, not simply being told about Dave.

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Pants, Plants and Plans: A Beginner’s Guide

Posted on August 5, 2018     Leave a Comment

If you’re struggling with whatever method comes naturally to you, it may be time to try a different approach. And so, what follows is my own concise analysis of each approach, comparing pros and cons as evenly as I can. 

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