Inspiration Thursday: Think of your book as a symphony
Listen to symphonies. Feel how the story unfolds through the rhythm and speed and volume and tone. Consider your writing as a …
Listen to symphonies. Feel how the story unfolds through the rhythm and speed and volume and tone. Consider your writing as a …
When writing dialogue, use an ellipsis to indicate a character’s words trailing off, and an en dash to indicate their words being …
‘Writing is its own reward.’ – Henry Miller Don’t write to be rich or famous or critically acclaimed or win awards. Write for …
It may sound like a contradiction when you’re struggling to get the words flowing, but take some time out from writing to, …
Don’t confuse the present participle of the verb to sit (sitting) with the past participle (sat). Not: I was sat on the …
‘The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.’ – Sylvia Plath She’s right. So make a choice NOT to pick yourself apart, and …
Turn off your spellchecker. Little red and green lines popping up as you type are mightily distracting. Turn off your inner editor. …