Robert Wood

Rob has yet to encounter a bookshop he can walk past, a habit which has become deadly now that you can buy the newest releases digitally at 1am. Thankfully, it also comes in handy for providing the best advice on writing your book.
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Marketing
Robert Wood

How To Get 1000 Pinterest Followers In 6 Surprisingly Easy Steps

Pinterest may be the dark horse of social media sites, but it’s a dependable avenue for attracting readers, and is beginning to be mentioned in the same breath as Twitter and Facebook. Huge among specific demographics, and increasing its user base with each passing day, the site has reached a point where enough Pinterest followers

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Writing
Robert Wood

The Best Ways To Root Out A Cheesy Villain

Ever wondered how to tell if your villain is cheesy, or how you can make them more realistic and engaging? In this article I’ll be looking at exactly that, but instead of offering advice to authors, I’m going to the heart of the problem… In a cloud-shrouded castle he waits, plotting the demise of all who

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Writing
Robert Wood

The Cliché Hunter’s Guide To Improving Your Writing

The cliché is a mercurial beast. At times a loyal and faithful steed and at others a vicious predator that can tear apart even the most carefully constructed sentence. Frequently invisible to the author, they lie in wait to chase off readers and claim a work as their own. That’s why in this article I’ll

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Writing
Robert Wood

How To Express Your Characters’ Thoughts – With Exercises

Your characters’ thoughts and beliefs are the bedrock of their existence. Every action should flow naturally from them, every piece of dialogue or gesture should be written with them in mind. Eventually, though, it’s time to address the thoughts themselves – not as the foundation for other behaviour, but as the vital characterization they are.

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