Tag Archives: novella

20-20 Barry Lillie

Posted on September 30, 2020 by barrylillie

This October I will be hosting a new blog series called 20-20. It will be a collection of 20 questions for 20 authors that will allow them to spread the word about themselves to a new audience with details how … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of the Written Word and Uninvited Censorship

Posted on April 27, 2013 by barrylillie

At the moment it would be fair to say that I’m living in chaos. I’m in the middle of a house restoration and every day I am subjected to drilling, hammering and the banter of a jovial half French, half … Continue reading →

Posted in My Thoughts on Writing | Tagged censorship, character, Charlotte Bronte, Enid Blyton, evolution, Fatty, Fiction, freelance writer, Haworth Parsonage, house restoration, Jane Eyre, non-fiction, novella, Novels, Shakespeare, storytelling, writing, writing dialogue | 1 Comment

Realistic Dialogue

Posted on April 15, 2013 by barrylillie

During a previous meeting with the Renegade Writers, our illustrious leader, Peter Coleborn, said something that ordinarily shouldn’t make sense. He said that dialogue in fiction isn’t true to life, but it has to be written to appear realistic. As … Continue reading →

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Method Writing

Posted on March 14, 2013 by barrylillie

Last night, author, Shaun Jeffrey who recently published his fifth novella, The Heist, treated us to the opening chapter of the novel he’s currently working on. With five novels also under his literary belt, Shaun’s latest work centres around a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Thoughts on Writing | Tagged Alton Towers, author, breast cancer, novella, Novels, Peter James, Shaun Jeffrey, The Heist. Writing | 3 Comments

Dialogue – Keep it Simple

Posted on February 6, 2013 by barrylillie

A week ago a friend asked me if I could read a friend’s novel and give my opinion on it. Now this isn’t something I’m comfortable doing, so I recommended the author joined a writing group. The friend said that … Continue reading →

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Willow and the Motorway Horses

Posted on August 8, 2012 by barrylillie

My first work of fiction is now complete. Willow and the Motorway Horses, is a humourous novella written for adults, but using the style and the principles of writing for children. It tells the tale of a group of equines … Continue reading →