LOST THE PLOT! - How to Develop a Good Plot
“A novel is a tricky thing to map.” - Reif Larsen (The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet)
Monday, 28 October 2013
Plotting Techniques
She is currently working full time as a financial sales advisor. She also like dancing around the house, spending time with family and generally just having a giggle.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month
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NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month
(An Introduction To The Most Important Writing Event Of The Year, And Why Getting Involved Might Change Your Life)
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Writing is like life. It’s difficult, it’s rewarding, sometimes you want to rip it into shreds, sometimes you want to invest as much as you possibly can into it. Your motivation ebbs and flows.
Just like life, opportunities come and go in the world of writing. Sometimes it’s a competition, sometimes a work placement, and very occasionally a flash of pure inspiration. It’s a sad thing that we often ignore these opportunities. Often we just can’t see the value of getting involved.
I’m here to tell you about another opportunity. It’s called National Novel Writing Month. Here’s what you need to know: It’s difficult. It’s rewarding. Sometimes you’ll want to rip it into shreds.
But you should ABSOLUTELY invest as much as you possibly can into it.
Ollie is just beginning his first year at university, studying English. He is an avid writer and critic of others' works, who strives to produce prose that others will remember as being different and unique. He has yet to publish his first novel, but has no intention of resting until long after that milestone is reached. He also likes talkative cats, playing the piano, and producing videos on a YouTube gaming channel he runs with his brother.
Monday, 14 October 2013
Review: 'Prince of Thorns' by Mark Lawrence
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'Prince of Thorns' by Mark Lawrence
Warning: Contains Spoilers
Reece Bridger is a young, self-published author from the south of England. His brittle and thin appearance belies the true power that stews in the darkest recesses of his mind and the evil that lives inside his heart... He also loves to read fantasy, horror, and punk genre books! His book is entitled 'The Perfect Mortals', and can be found in paperback and Kindle on Amazon!
Friday, 11 October 2013
Playlist: "Rainy Nights in the City"
"At the
enchanted metropolitan twilight I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes, and
felt it in others"
-The
Great Gatsby
Midnight City - M83
Retrograde - James Blake
Lady Luck - Jamie Woon
Bright Night - Dntl
Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Million Dollar Man - Lana Del Rey
Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood
Picky Bugger - Elbow
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Overcoming Insecurity
Overcoming Insecurity
courtesy of www.bookreferees.com
“And by the way, everything in
life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the
imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” –
Sylvia Plath
She is currently working full time as a financial sales advisor. She also like dancing around the house, spending time with family and generally just having a giggle.
Writing For Someone You Know
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Writing For Someone You Know
(Thoughts on Stephen King’s ‘Ideal Reader’ Concept)
A slightly shorter post, this time, as I’m very busy with quite a few projects, some of which are writing and some of which aren’t. But I became inspired to write about a particular topic today - one which I believe everyone should keep in mind when writing, whether fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose. |
Ollie is just beginning his first year at university, studying English. He is an avid writer and critic of others' works, who strives to produce prose that others will remember as being different and unique. He has yet to publish his first novel, but has no intention of resting until long after that milestone is reached. He also likes talkative cats, playing the piano, and producing videos on a YouTube gaming channel he runs with his brother.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
How to Exposit correctly
How to Exposit Correctly
(Avoiding Infodumps, 'As you know' and other informational pitfalls)
No, don’t be
scared. The title is referring to a writing technique, as much as it sounds
like a painful ablution. No, really. The purpose of this post is to take a look
at exposition, its value in storytelling, and the right and wrong ways to do
it (and yes, 'Exposit' really is a word. I looked it up).
Joel is a student in the second year of his A-levels, studying History, Classical Civilizations and Philosophy, so many are astonished when they find that he is a writer who doesn't study English. He enjoys writing (obviously), playing videogames and procrastination. He'll finish this introduction tomorrow.
Friday, 20 September 2013
Fluid Dialogue in Prose
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Fluid Dialogue in Prose
(A post regarding the art of conversation)
They say that the art of conversation is a dying art form; most of the time, I'm inclined to agree. No one talks to each other anymore. Well, not verbally anyway. These days it's always IM this and SMS that; what happened to opening our pie holes and flapping our gums? It's rather upsetting to see that happen. Just as upsetting as it is to see little dialogue in books, especially fluid prose and stories. But, perhaps even worse than that is bad dialogue.
Reece Bridger is a young, self-published author from the south of England. His brittle and thin appearance belies the true power that stews in the darkest recesses of his mind and the evil that lives inside his heart... He also loves to read fantasy, horror, and punk genre books! His book is entitled 'The Perfect Mortals', and can be found in paperback and Kindle on Amazon!
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
The Staircase In The Rubble
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| (Image Created Using www.wordle.net) The Staircase In The Rubble (A Post Regarding Commitment And Motivation) |
Let’s talk about writing.
Writing is difficult. It requires a huge amount of dedication, focus, commitment, patience and stubborn will. It’s the reason that there are far more wannabe writers than there are published authors. Somewhere along the line, we all realise that it just isn’t working.
Ollie is just beginning his first year at university, studying English. He is an avid writer and critic of others' works, who strives to produce prose that others will remember as being different and unique. He has yet to publish his first novel, but has no intention of resting until long after that milestone is reached. He also likes talkative cats, playing the piano, and producing videos on a YouTube gaming channel he runs with his brother.
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Playlist: "Let's Live Life"
Contact: kukadoodles [at] gmail.com
Writer. Beauty and book blogger. Makeup and arts&culture reviewer, especially theatre, book, music and film. Editor of publications/screen/radio, award-winning poet, story teller, journalist, full-time reader, occasional artist.
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