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Writing Tools
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How To Plot Your Short Story
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When To Submit Seasonal Stories To The People’s Friend
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All About Our Short Story Word Counts
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Where To Get Started With Creative Writing
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Submitting To The People’s Friend In 2023
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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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Writing Tools: Picking Themes
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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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Food And Cooking In Your Writing
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Why Characters Matter In Fiction
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Tips On Bringing A Story To Life
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Grammar Guru: Books About Words
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A Few Notes To Encourage New Writers
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Grammar Guru: A Note On Irregular Verbs
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Grammar Guru: Instantly vs Instantaneously
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Grammar Guru: Obsolete Phrases
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Casting Real People In Your Fiction
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Grammar Guru: Oh, The Irony!
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Alan’s Golden Rules Of Fiction
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Grammar Guru: Considering Capitalisation
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Writing Loglines Can Help Keep Your Story On Track
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Thinking About Story Setting
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Grammar Guru: Affect Vs. Effect
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Grammar Guru: Advice From The Archives
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Help! I Can’t Think Of A Title
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How To Structure Your Serial
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Grammar Guru: Me, Myself and I
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Don’t Give Up: Writing For “The People’s Friend”
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Grammar Guru: Subject/Verb Agreement
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Grammar Guru: Split Infinitives
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Grammar Guru: Pique vs. Peek vs. Peak
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Why Hasn’t My Story Been Published Yet?
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The Importance Of Naming Your Characters
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Did My Manuscript Arrive Safely?
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Writing A “Long Read”
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Could You Write A “Friend” Series?
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Grammar Guru: “Who” or “Whom”?
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Grammar Guru: The Difference Between Fewer And Less
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Grammar Guru: “An” Or “A”?
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Grammar Guru: Dangling Modifiers
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Three Important Characters In Fiction
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Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas Part 2
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The Seven Basic Storylines
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Grammar Guru: A Guide To Commas
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Sweet Success
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Grammar Guru: “Practise” Or “Practice”
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What Are You Writing?
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How to Write Flashbacks Your Readers Will Love
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When Should I Send In My Story?
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Choosing Story Themes
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Gold Standard Writing
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Writing Tools: Writing Routines
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Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Snapchat
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Should You Join A Writing Group?
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Writing Tools: Keeping Records
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What Happens When Writing Serials . . .
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Writing Tools: Journaling
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It’s Your Move
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That’s Entertainment
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Grammar Guru: “That” Or “Which”?
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#PFWritingHour 15 Minute Writing Exercise
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Writer’s Social Media Cheat Sheet: Instagram
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Writing Tools: Pitching Features
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Grammar Guru: Exclamation Marks And Ellipsis
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How to Promote Yourself Online as a Writer
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