Writing tools

From The Mailbag: Your Questions Answered By An Editor - A postwoman holds up some mail.
Marketing
Robert Wood

From The Mailbag: Your Questions Answered By An Editor

Today, we’re trying something new – namely, a professional editor is going to be diving into our (digital) mailbag and answering your questions. While we’re totally committed to a continued dialogue in our comments, some of your questions are unique enough that they deserved their own forum, so here we are! We’ll be doing this

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Can A Framing Device Improve Your Writing? - An author holds a framed picture which is about to speak.
Writing
Robert Wood

Can A Framing Device Improve Your Writing?

Sometimes, the thing that makes a story pop isn’t the exact events of the plot or the details of the characterisation, but the context in which the story is presented. Sometimes, it’s setting up a question or expectation with an unusual title, like in A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters and John

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What You Need to Know About Doubling and Doppelgängers - A character points to an identical twin.
Writing
Robert Wood

What You Need to Know About Doubling and Doppelgängers

As far as literary tools go, doubling and doppelgängers aren’t exactly the most inviting. Doubles can be difficult to define, and umlauts don’t scream ‘easily accessible’. Despite this, it’s worth persevering, because these tools are a lot more versatile than you might think, strengthening themes and plot points, and forging connections within your story that

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7 Ways Caitlin Moran Can Help You Improve Your Writing - Caitlin Moran waves at the reader.
Publishing
Robert Wood

7 Ways Caitlin Moran Can Help You Improve Your Writing

To gaze upon the accomplishments of Caitlin Moran is to flirt with a jealously that may take a lifetime to fade. At various times awarded Columnist of the Year, Interviewer of the Year, Critic of the Year, Cultural Commentator of the Year, Writer of the Year, and Ultimate Writer of the Year, Moran has worked

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