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Tag Archives: creative writing
A Gathering of Gargoyles
Many book series begin to run out of steam eventually, but the Letty Parker saga goes from strength to strength. From page one the reader is inside the plot – no meandering passages of descriptive and past prose to take … Continue reading
The Hanging Tree (Review)
I’ve been reading the Hanging Tree by Misha Herwin, the latest in the Adventures of Letty Parker series set in Bristol, where ‘Dark Ones’ hide in shadows, dragons spread gossip and pockets can be picked faster than an Olympic gold … Continue reading
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Tagged books, creative writing, Letty Parker, Reading, review, writing
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20-20 Ray Daley
Today’s 20-20 guest is writer, Ray Daley from Coventry. What name do you write under? Ray Daley. My name is there so if you like it, you know who to look up more from, and if you hate it, you … Continue reading
August Update
I thought as I had a few minutes to spare this morning I’d update my blog. I thought I’d tell you all how August been thus far. Well, to be honest, it’s been quite productive. My first piece of news … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, drama, ex-pat, freelance writer, Italy, Magazine, magazine writing, rewrite, self publishing, TV script, words, Works in Progress, Writer, writing
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The Idea Generator
Ideas are key to sustaining writing. A writer needs ideas to generate output. Without ideas a writer can quickly become stale or complacent. For me, starting out writing for the theatre meant that I was lucky. Ideas came from outside … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts on Writing
Tagged author, authors, contract, creative writing, Fiction, files, folders, freelance writer, Ideas, Magazine, non fiction, storing ideas, theatre, Writer, writing
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Put him in his place
A few weeks ago, during a meeting with the Renegade Writers, our youngest member Josh said something that triggered a thought that has now evolved into today’s blog entry. One member was receiving feedback from the group about his work … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts on Writing
Tagged author, character, creative writing, novel, Writer, writing, writing dialogue
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Do We Write With Accent
My friend Malcolm, a published author of non-fiction books and also a writer of fiction posted on his blog the idea that what we write and the way we write it is determined by who and where we are. Is … Continue reading
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Tagged accent, creative writing, Fiction, freelance writer, genes, Writer, writing
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