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Adjectives and Adverbs

Are adjectives and adverbs helpful – or a hindrance?  Both adjectives and adverbs can enrich your story, adding nuance and detail to

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Show, Don’t Tell – what does it mean?

‘Show, Don’t Tell’   As writers, most of us have heard the advice: ‘Show, don’t tell.’ But what does it really mean, and how

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The Importance of Pace

What gets readers hooked? What keeps them reading? Your story needs something that grabs the imagination from the first page, so the reader is drawn

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How to Write a Synopsis

How to write a synopsis A synopsis is one of the key elements of a query package, alongside your cover letter and opening pages. If you’ve ever

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Creating Convincing Characters

Creating Convincing Characters If you are reading this you will probably know what type of story you are going to write and who you are going to

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Crafting the Perfect Beginning

Crafting the Perfect Beginning: What to Include in the First Chapter of Your Fiction Book The first chapter of a fiction book is a crucial component

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Submitting a Manuscript

What to look for in a submission A strong opening that grabs the attention – action that throws us into the story, a question to which we want to

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Adjectives and Adverbs

Are adjectives and adverbs helpful – or a hindrance?  Both adjectives and adverbs can enrich your story, adding nuance and detail to

Read More
Uncategorized

Show, Don’t Tell – what does it mean?

‘Show, Don’t Tell’   As writers, most of us have heard the advice: ‘Show, don’t tell.’ But what does it really mean, and how

Read More
Uncategorized

The Importance of Pace

What gets readers hooked? What keeps them reading? Your story needs something that grabs the imagination from the first page, so the reader is drawn

Read More
Uncategorized

How to Write a Synopsis

How to write a synopsis A synopsis is one of the key elements of a query package, alongside your cover letter and opening pages. If you’ve ever

Read More
Uncategorized

Creating Convincing Characters

Creating Convincing Characters If you are reading this you will probably know what type of story you are going to write and who you are going to

Read More
Uncategorized

Crafting the Perfect Beginning

Crafting the Perfect Beginning: What to Include in the First Chapter of Your Fiction Book The first chapter of a fiction book is a crucial component

Read More
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Adjectives and Adverbs

Are adjectives and adverbs helpful – or a hindrance?  Both adjectives and adverbs can enrich your story, adding nuance and detail to

Read More
Uncategorized

Show, Don’t Tell – what does it mean?

‘Show, Don’t Tell’   As writers, most of us have heard the advice: ‘Show, don’t tell.’ But what does it really mean, and how

Read More
Uncategorized

The Importance of Pace

What gets readers hooked? What keeps them reading? Your story needs something that grabs the imagination from the first page, so the reader is drawn

Read More
Uncategorized

How to Write a Synopsis

How to write a synopsis A synopsis is one of the key elements of a query package, alongside your cover letter and opening pages. If you’ve ever

Read More
Uncategorized

Creating Convincing Characters

Creating Convincing Characters If you are reading this you will probably know what type of story you are going to write and who you are going to

Read More
Uncategorized

Crafting the Perfect Beginning

Crafting the Perfect Beginning: What to Include in the First Chapter of Your Fiction Book The first chapter of a fiction book is a crucial component

Read More
Uncategorized

Adjectives and Adverbs

Are adjectives and adverbs helpful – or a hindrance?  Both adjectives and adverbs can enrich your story, adding nuance and detail to

Read More
Uncategorized

Show, Don’t Tell – what does it mean?

‘Show, Don’t Tell’   As writers, most of us have heard the advice: ‘Show, don’t tell.’ But what does it really mean, and how

Read More
Uncategorized

The Importance of Pace

What gets readers hooked? What keeps them reading? Your story needs something that grabs the imagination from the first page, so the reader is drawn

Read More
Uncategorized

How to Write a Synopsis

How to write a synopsis A synopsis is one of the key elements of a query package, alongside your cover letter and opening pages. If you’ve ever

Read More
Uncategorized

Creating Convincing Characters

Creating Convincing Characters If you are reading this you will probably know what type of story you are going to write and who you are going to

Read More
Uncategorized

Crafting the Perfect Beginning

Crafting the Perfect Beginning: What to Include in the First Chapter of Your Fiction Book The first chapter of a fiction book is a crucial component

Read More
Uncategorized

Submitting a Manuscript

What to look for in a submission A strong opening that grabs the attention – action that throws us into the story, a question to which we want to

Read More