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Top 10 Writing Tips by author Tony Forder @TonyJForder #Top10WritingTips #WritingTips

Learning from our mentors helps us to improve and evolve in our chosen field, and I still recall the advice given to me at the start of my writing journey. To help the next generation of writers’ young and old, I started a Top 10 Writing Tips feature whereby established authors shared their words of wisdom and… Continue reading Top 10 Writing Tips by author Tony Forder @TonyJForder #Top10WritingTips #WritingTips

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What are your biggest frustrations when writing a book? #WritingTips #MondayBlogs #writinglife

Writing a book is a huge task. That book idea you’ve had may have been bubbling away under your skin for years, like an itch you can’t scratch! You read about full-time authors who gather their writing materials and float down the path to their writing shed at the bottom of the garden, rattling out… Continue reading What are your biggest frustrations when writing a book? #WritingTips #MondayBlogs #writinglife

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Author Interview with Colleen M. Story @colleen_m_story #NewRelease Your Writing Matters #TuesdayBookBlog #Writing

Colleen M. Story was one of the first people I connected with when I joined Twitter as a newbie writer many (many!) years ago. I loved her articles and found her content incredibly helpful on my learning journey. I was also honoured to write a guest post for Colleen’s fabulous site. It was only right… Continue reading Author Interview with Colleen M. Story @colleen_m_story #NewRelease Your Writing Matters #TuesdayBookBlog #Writing

Love Potions and Other Calamities, Charlie Laidlaw, Top 10 Writing Tips
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Top 10 Writing Tips by Author Charlie Laidlaw @claidlawauthor #WritingTips

Welcome to week 19 of our Top 10 Writing Tips feature. If you’ve missed any of the other top tip posts, you can find them all HERE. Please feel free to pop over and connect with the wonderful authors who have taken part. Next up for the challenge is author and creative writing tutor, Charlie… Continue reading Top 10 Writing Tips by Author Charlie Laidlaw @claidlawauthor #WritingTips

Sacha Black, Top 10 Writing Tips, Author Shelley Wilson
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Top 10 Writing Tips by Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #Top10WritingTips

Sacha Black’s Top 10 Writing Tips Welcome to week 6 of our Top 10 Writing Tips by… feature. If you’ve missed any of the other top tip posts you can find them all HERE. Please feel free to pop over and connect with the wonderful authors who have taken part. Next up for the challenge… Continue reading Top 10 Writing Tips by Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #Top10WritingTips

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Writing Research – How I’m Using My Love of History #Vikings #WritingTips

Writing Research Writing fantasy fiction allows me to bend the rules, make stuff up, and be as creative as I want to be. I’ve invented realms, worlds, and races for my Guardian Series, I’ve run with a werewolf pack through Sherwood Forest in my Hood Academy Series, and I’ve turned little red riding hood into… Continue reading Writing Research – How I’m Using My Love of History #Vikings #WritingTips

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How to Identify Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise #AmWriting

How to Identify Your Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise I know first-hand the benefits of writing for healing purposes, and this exercise is one of my favourite personal development tools. It was my creative writing tutor who introduced me to this as we worked on character development. Designed to challenge us as writers, however, I… Continue reading How to Identify Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise #AmWriting

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How to Name Your Fictional Character #WritingTips

How to Name Your Fictional Character I’ve recently finished writing the sequel to my last YA supernatural novel, Oath Breaker, and hope to release book two (Oath Keeper) next spring. With any follow-on book the hard work of naming your characters has been covered when you outlined your idea for book one. However, like any… Continue reading How to Name Your Fictional Character #WritingTips

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Meet Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #WritingTips

It’s an absolute delight to introduce my next guest to the blog today as she is a popular figure in the blogging community, ‘Boss Lady’ of the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards, and recently published author of the brilliant 13 Steps to Evil writing craft book (you can read my review of the book HERE). So,… Continue reading Meet Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #WritingTips

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#BookReview 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by @sacha_black

Title: 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains Author: Sacha Black Category: Writers’ Craft Series My Review: I’ve followed Sacha Black’s blog for quite some time and thoroughly enjoy reading her posts on every aspect of the writing profession. When I heard that she had produced the first book in her writers’ craft… Continue reading #BookReview 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by @sacha_black