6 Mental Cobweb Shakers for Writers
Ever sat down to write and found your imagination covered in so many cobwebs that you can't even remember how to pick up your pen? Ever sat staring at a blank screen for hours without even the faintest...
View ArticleThe 5 Circles of Inspiration Hell
Wise and learned authors know that before you can sign that publication deal and pick up all those awards, you've got to actually do something with your wave of inspiration to turn it into a fully...
View ArticleBeing a ‘Real’ Writer
There seems to be a notion in a lot of folks' minds that while lots of people may wish to be authors, and may even actually sit down and try to thrash out an original work of fiction, not all of these...
View Article5 Types of Story Ending
Don't you just hate endings? For me, they're one of the hardest bits of the story to write, but they're also one of the most important. Your audience will (usually) put up with a fair amount of...
View ArticleHow Many Drafts Should I Write?
Ernest Hemingway (one of the greatest writers of the modern age) pointed out, 'the first draft of anything is s***'. Now if Ernest Hemingway couldn't knock out a high quality novel on the first go,...
View Article5 Sci-Fi Tropes I Could Live Without
For some reason, sci-fi is just chock full of certain clichéd tropes, some of which are so very ridiculous that it frankly beggars belief that they ever became clichés. The others are just plain done...
View Article5 Writing Rules I Like To Ignore
Sometimes, however, you just need to rebel and write according to your own darn rules. So what follows are my top five common story-writing rules and wise sayings which I frequently bend, break and...
View ArticleNot Sure Where To Begin With Your Story? Try Free Writing.
Free writing is a time honoured prewriting technique which works by encouraging the writer to write without fear of criticism or failure for a set period of time.
View Article5 Basic Star Trek Plots
I have compiled this list of five basic Star Trek plots to help you on your way to writing a traditional, cheesy Star Trek story.
View Article6 Things I’ve Learned About Writing Fiction
Today I've decided to share a brief selection of some of the lessons I've learned over the years which I think has helped to make me a better writer.
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