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Tag Archives: writing
March 2014
Here are the links to my published work for March 2014: http://www.italymagazine.com/news/italys-orange-flag-program http://www.italymagazine.com/news/mimosa-blossom-womens-day-festa-della-donna http://www.italymagazine.com/news/soffritto-holy-trinity http://www.italymagazine.com/news/stone-giants-calabria http://www.italymagazine.com/news/garden-ninfa-organized-chaos http://www.italymagazine.com/news/your-vocabulary-guide-fashion-shopping-italy http://www.italymagazine.com/news/using-your-mobile-phone-italy http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/buying-property-italy-part-one
The Evolution of the Written Word and Uninvited Censorship
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
Where Have the Scriptwriters Gone?
The breakfast dishes are being put away and as the iPod shuffles in its deck I check for emails, browse Facebook and have a quick look at the BBC news. I’m wandering around the internet, not going anywhere in particular … Continue reading
Posted in My Thoughts on Writing
Tagged a star is born, clooney, dirty dancing, films, garland, hollywood, jolie, movies. scriptwriting, remakes, robocop, scripts, stage shows, Streisand, Tom Cruise, Writer, writing
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Realistic Dialogue
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
Posted in My Thoughts on Writing
Tagged author, books, conversations, dialogue, editing, Fiction, freelance writer, novel, novella, realistic dialogue, Ronnie Corbett, storytelling, Writer, writing, writing dialogue
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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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accent, creative writing, Fiction, freelance writer, genes, Writer, writing
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