Awkward sentences can be found in most manuscripts. These are the sentences that don’t seem ‘right’. They might be difficult or clunky to read and sometimes they can be downright confusing. The reason that awkward sentences are … [Read more...]
Kill Your Darlings
In the writing community we often hear the advice kill your darlings, but this doesn't really explain what a writer needs to do to improve their writing. So, let’s explore this further, shall we? This advice simply means don’t … [Read more...]
How to Deal With Failure After National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Many writers want to explore how National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) can help them in terms of getting 50,000 words down on the page, but what happens if you don’t reach your word count? Instead of feeling exhilarated, … [Read more...]
How to Develop Writing Skills
To develop writing skills you need to be doing a few things. You need to be writing, reading and learning. Let’s break these down a bit further shall we? Writing If you’re not actively writing it’s going to be hard for … [Read more...]
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