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Tag Archives: Pre-writing
How to finish a story
This question came my way recently from someone who enjoyed writing and wrote a lot … but didn’t know when to stop the story. So he just kept on writing and writing and had a number of novels and short … Continue reading
Posted in 2022: A Fresh Start, On Writing
Tagged am writing, finding an ending, how to end a story, how to finish a story, novel writing, Pre-writing, story structure, successful writing, writing, writing career, writing community, writing life, writing notes, writing problems, writing process, writing tips
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Mass Observation Day
Mass Observation Day occurred on the 12th of May. I heard about it on the radio the day before so thought it would be interesting to take part. However, once I’d written up something on the day in question, I … Continue reading
Posted in General, Life in Bloomsbury, On Writing
Tagged 12th May, a day in the life, am writing, diary, diary event, diary of a bloomsbury writer, mass observation day, novel writing, On Writing, Pre-writing, selling writing, writer, writer's diary, writer's resolution, writers, writers community, writers experience, writers life, writers problems, writing, writing a diary, writing career, writing community, writing from alter-space, writing life, writing notes, writing problems, writing process
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Happy Easter!
A Happy Easter to all! If you’re a writer, have a great long weekend writing! I’m fired up on chocolate and coffee and I’m ready to go!!
Posted in General
Tagged easter, easter sunday, easter weekend, happy easter, ideas, Pre-writing, writer, writers community, writers life, writers' life, writing, writing community, writing process
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Finished that big novel at last!
It’s taken me eight years to get to the end of my Big Novel but it’s done! At last! Bring on the champagne! I really finished it over a week ago, wrapping up the last of the Killer Edit, and … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged am writing, big novel, editing, end, final draft, finished, giant novel, last draft, long novel, my finished novel, my prizewinning novel, novel, novel writing, On Writing, Pre-writing, That Difficult Novel, writer, writer's tip, writers, writers community, writers experience, writers life, writers problems, writers tips, writing, writing career, writing community, writing fantasy, writing life, writing problems, writing process, writing tips
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Writing a treatment for your novel
A treatment, as defined by Wikipedia, is: A film treatment is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged fantasy series, note-making, notes, novel writing, organisation, organising notes, organising yourself, Pre-writing, Screenwriting, structure, tables, Teach Yourself Screenwriting, treatment, writers, writing fantasy, writing life, writing notes, writing process, writing tips
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Finding the right name for your main character
One of the difficulties I had in That Difficult Novel was finding the right name for the protagonist. When I first created the novel (many years before I actually began work on it), I really fancied calling her Ygraine. But … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing
Tagged Alegria, authors, creation, drafts, imagination, invention, name, names, notes, novelists, Pre-writing, That Difficult Novel, writer's tip, writers, writing
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Preparations for a new novel
I’ve often wondered how other writers prepare for a new novel. How do they write their notes? Do they just scribble down an extremely abbreviated form of the novel, like a very short story, and then build on it? Do … Continue reading
Brand New Year, Brand New Novel
Today for the first time in years, I sat down to start pre-writing a new novel. I’ve been looking forward to this for an entire year. I’ve been looking forward to it all Christmas. When I did sit down at … Continue reading
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