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When it comes to writing advice, no-one can claim there’s a deficit. If anything, writers are inundated with advice, whether from luminary authors, fellow writers, or helpful editors (not to mention informative blogs – obviously the best and most trustworthy of the bunch.) But with all that volume comes a lack of curation; sure, everyone wants to tell you how to improve your craft, how to edit …
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Though its origins are often misattributed, the phrase ‘may you live in interesting times’ is one of those idioms that may not quite make sense the first time you hear it – what kind of a curse is that? – but which gains genuine malevolence as context accrues around it. Here we are, living in interesting times, all hoping that things get boring again very, very soon. As COVID-19 spreads around …
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Unlike athletes, writers hit their peak pretty late in life. This is partly thanks to practice, partly because life experience yields richer stories, and partly because they’ve had a chance to learn from their past work and past selves. Yes, your former self is one of the best metrics – and inspirations – for future growth and development, so take advantage! Don’t just wait a decade and …
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Chilean novelist Isabel Allende needs no introduction; the world’s most widely read Spanish-language author, Allende boasts a trophy cabinet full of awards and honors, including the Obama-bestowed Presidential Medal of Freedom. Known for her intensely personal fiction, Allende often blends magical-realist elements with historical narratives and biographical aspects. Despite her mastery of the …
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In part 1 of this article (available here) we looked at some of the plot twists that only the bravest of authors should attempt in their writing – the type of high-risk, high-reward narrative developments that you need real guts to implement in your story. We talked false protagonists, hidden identities, dishonest narrators, and the surprising rewards of the major time jump. Well, today …
[Read more...] about 6 Daring Plot Twists To Try In Your Writing – Part 2
When we talk about plot twists, we tend to only really discuss those twists that come at the ends of their stories. Such twists are great, they’re one of the most effective ways to bring your story to a genuine climax, but they’re not the only way to go. Plenty of stories twist within their first third, or halfway through, treating a realignment of assumptions not as the point the story builds to, …
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