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Some Writing Tips For Our Poets

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How To Capture A Character’s Personality?

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Think About An Imperfect Hero

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Writing Advice From Author Joanne Harris

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How To Build A Good Scene

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Writing Tools November 30, 2019

Food And Cooking In Your Writing

Writing Tools November 16, 2019

Why Characters Matter In Fiction

Writing Tools November 5, 2019

Tips On Bringing A Story To Life

Writing Tools October 24, 2019

Grammar Guru: Books About Words

Writing Tools October 23, 2019

A Few Notes To Encourage New Writers

Writing Tools September 26, 2019

Grammar Guru: A Note On Irregular Verbs

Writing Tools September 14, 2019

Grammar Guru: Instantly vs Instantaneously

Writing Tools August 29, 2019

Grammar Guru: Obsolete Phrases

Writing Tools August 4, 2019

Casting Real People In Your Fiction

Writing Tools August 1, 2019

Grammar Guru: Oh, The Irony!

Writing Tools July 30, 2019

Alan’s Golden Rules Of Fiction

Writing Tools July 18, 2019

Grammar Guru: Considering Capitalisation

Writing Tools July 14, 2019

Writing Loglines Can Help Keep Your Story On Track

Writing Tools July 5, 2019

Thinking About Story Setting

Writing Tools July 4, 2019

Grammar Guru: Affect Vs. Effect

Writing Tools June 20, 2019

Grammar Guru: Advice From The Archives

Writing Tools June 11, 2019

Help! I Can’t Think Of A Title

Writing Tools June 7, 2019

How To Structure Your Serial

Writing Tools June 6, 2019

Grammar Guru: Me, Myself and I

Writing Tools May 31, 2019

Don’t Give Up: Writing For “The People’s Friend”

Writing Tools May 23, 2019

Grammar Guru: Subject/Verb Agreement

Writing Tools May 9, 2019

Grammar Guru: Split Infinitives

Writing Tools April 25, 2019

Grammar Guru: Pique vs. Peek vs. Peak

Writing Tools April 10, 2019

Why Hasn’t My Story Been Published Yet?

Writing Tools April 2, 2019

The Importance Of Naming Your Characters

Writing Tools March 19, 2019

Did My Manuscript Arrive Safely?

Writing Tools March 13, 2019

Writing A “Long Read”

Writing Tools March 7, 2019

Could You Write A “Friend” Series?

Writing Tools March 5, 2019

Grammar Guru “Who” or “Whom”?

Writing Tools February 28, 2019

Grammar Guru: The Difference Between Fewer And Less

Writing Tools January 29, 2019

Grammar Guru: “An” Or “A”?

Writing Tools January 17, 2019

Grammar Guru: Dangling Modifiers

Writing Tools January 4, 2019

Three Important Characters In Fiction

Writing Tools January 4, 2019

Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas Part 2

Writing Tools December 13, 2018

The Seven Basic Storylines

Writing Tools December 10, 2018

Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas

Writing Tools November 30, 2018

Sweet Success

Writing Tools November 21, 2018

Grammar Guru: “Practise” Or “Practice”

Writing Tools November 20, 2018

What Are You Writing?

Writing Tools November 16, 2018

How to Write Flashbacks Your Readers Will Love

Writing Tools November 14, 2018

When Should I Send In My Story?

Writing Tools November 13, 2018

Choosing Story Themes

Writing Tools November 6, 2018

Gold Standard Writing

Writing Tools October 25, 2018

Writing Tools: Writing Routines

Writing Tools October 25, 2018

Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Snapchat

Writing Tools October 22, 2018

Should You Join A Writing Group?

Writing Tools October 22, 2018

Writing Tools: Keeping Records

Writing Tools October 22, 2018

What Happens When Writing Serials . . .

Writing Tools October 19, 2018

Writing Tools: Journaling

Writing Tools October 18, 2018

It’s Your Move

Writing Tools October 18, 2018

That’s Entertainment

Writing Tools October 17, 2018

Grammar Guru: “That” Or “Which”?

Writing Tools October 16, 2018

#PFWritingHour 15 Minute Writing Exercise

Writing Tools October 16, 2018

Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Instagram

Writing Tools October 10, 2018

Writing Tools: Pitching Features

Writing Tools October 10, 2018

Grammar Guru: Exclamation Marks And Ellipsis

Writing Tools October 9, 2018

How to Promote Yourself Online as a Writer

Writing Tools October 3, 2018

The Grammar Guru: Semicolons

Writing Tools September 27, 2018

Writing Tools: Language

Writing Tools September 26, 2018

Grammar Guru: How To Use Conjunctions

Writing Tools September 26, 2018

Writing A People’s Friend Serial

Writing Tools September 21, 2018

Why Wasn’t Your Story Successful?

Writing Tools September 20, 2018

Can you use the 7 Basic Stories in one Book?

Writing Tools September 20, 2018

Why Your Manuscript’s Cover Sheet Matters