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If You Write In MS Word, You Need To Know About These 6 Features

June 3, 2020 by Robert Wood 1 Comment

If You Write In MS Word, You Need To Know About These 6 Features

One thing we’re not short of in 2020 is dedicated writing software. From heavyweights like Scrivener and ProWritingAid to more focused tools like Sigil (which allows you to work directly into .EPUB format) and WriteItNow (which comes loaded with author-oriented features such as character design tools), today’s author is spoiled for choice in terms of where they write and/or edit their work. In …

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How To Actually Write Every Day

May 27, 2020 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

How To Actually Write Every Day

Yes, it’s the writing advice every author gives and almost no-one actually follows. After all, modern life is busy, and who has the time to literally dedicate part of every day to writing? But wait! The reason that ‘write every day’ gets trumpeted so often is because it’s an effective way to write that isn’t actually as hard as it sounds. That’s why, in this article, I’ll be telling you exactly …

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Is It Better To Be A Hopper Or A Marcher?

May 20, 2020 by Robert Wood 1 Comment

Is It Better To Be A Hopper Or A Marcher?

The first draft of your book is where the ‘writing’ really begins. You can spend years imagining a story – planning out the setting, building up the world, marinating in the minds of your characters – but until there are words on a page, it’s all theoretical. This is why authors, editors, and agents alike give budding writers the same advice; start writing. None of the rest of it matters until you …

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Can You Really Tell A Compelling Story Without Conflict?

May 13, 2020 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

Can You Really Tell A Compelling Story Without Conflict?

Ask most authors for their advice on storytelling and, sooner or later, they’re likely to get to the subject of conflict. To many writers, conflict is the basic unit of story – the thing that turns a series of events into an actual narrative – often more important than setting, characters, and even narrative cohesion. After all, you can lose all of those features and still write something that …

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David Sedaris MasterClass Review: Is It Worth Your Money?

May 6, 2020 by Rebecca Langley Leave a Comment

David Sedaris MasterClass Review: Is It Worth Your Money?

MasterClass offers perhaps unprecedented access to world experts on everything from coffee-brewing to creative writing. After you’ve poured yourself a cup of the former, join me for a sneak preview of the latter as we dip into David Sedaris’ MasterClass to see if you develop a taste for more. Fireside chats with David Sedaris Sedaris’ course ‘Storytelling and Humor’ is unsurprisingly …

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5 Ways Ian McEwan Can Help You Improve Your Writing

April 29, 2020 by Fred Johnson Leave a Comment

5 Ways Ian McEwan Can Help You Improve Your Writing

Ian McEwan published his first novel in the late 1970s, but it wasn’t until the late eighties that he began to sneak into the spotlight, with his 1987 novel The Child in Time winning a Whitbread Award and his 1998 novel Amsterdam winning the Man Booker. Then, in 2001, he blew everyone’s minds with Atonement, his most widely known and successful novel. A remarkably prolific writer despite his …

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