Writing Believable Dialogue – 1. Less is More
Dialogue that sounds unnatural can alter the entire tone of a story and the reader’s perception of your characters. Most …
Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Perils of Adverbs
New writers seem to love using adverbs. If you read someone’s first drafts or early writings (including my own) you …
Writing Beyond the Obvious
The odd thing about trying to write unique stories is that, in doing so, sometimes the stories become more contrived …
The Mirror Path – Puzzle
Only a few more posts until the end… Part 12 – Puzzle “Come now children, into my study.” He led …
The Versatile Blogger Award
Well, to my wonderful surprise today I received a message today that I had been nominated for the Versatile Blogger …
Tracking Timelines – Continuity in Fiction
Timelines in novels can be tricky. There can be flashbacks, flashforwards, multiple viewpoints, streams of consciousness and non-linear plots. It’s …
Blog Update
Just a quick update: Regular followers of the blog might notice that I’ve been doing fewer posts per week recently. …
