Everyone has their own things that 'scare' them with writing. For me, it was the thought of writing two or three things at the same time. I just couldn't fathom creating such wildly different (or even similar) stories at the same time. But over the past couple of months it's been happening.. Slowly and sneakily other ideas have, or are, gathering form quicker than I expected or even wanted.Why have I been scared of this? Well I've been worried that it'll take the 'passion' out of my current pet love (BirthRight) and that it'll stop me reaching my desired deadline of Christmas. But I'm … [Read more...]
Thursday Writing tip – why have one when you can have 50!
An interesting list I stumbled across on a site called Poynter. Some will be useful to you some not so much I'm sure : ) Yes I'm skiving on todays post a little but that would be due to the made amount of writing I've done on my draft!! Wooohooo! Goodbye writers block *grin* So have a read of these tips, I'd love to know which one you think is best : ) Fifty Writing Tips Take care all!Nic The Arrival, only $3.99 on Amazon or UK Amazon or $3.99 on Smashwords Buy it today! … [Read more...]
Thursday Writing Tip – Simple English
And no I'm not referring to 'simple' as in for those who speak English as a second language, but keeping that in mind may help you. What I'm talking about is sentences that describe/tell/explain your story in a way that's succinct and to the point. Without excessive flowery language or those often overused adverbs. There is no right or wrong way, really, just keep it simple. Remember you don't need to fully describe something to a reader immediately. Just mention single points as you go along. For example if I was to describe my appearance I could say, "A female … [Read more...]
A dead simple tip
That for some reason we need to be reminded of occasionally. You don't HAVE to do ANYTHING in any certain order. The world will not end because you chose to write your ending first. Or because you chose to write all the bedroom scenes first (why would you do this?? Not judging.. just curious..) or because you wrote all the action scenes prior to everything else. Yes it would be really nice to write the whole story in a simple straight line method but seriously as demented as you obviously are for even considering writing as a sane enjoyable hobby - why are you … [Read more...]