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Sebastian Faulks On Finding Excuses Not To Write

Posted on 20th April 2019

Sebastian Faulks is a British author born on 20 April 1953. He is best known for his historical novels, which include Birdsong, Charlotte Gray, and The Girl at the Lion d’Or. His latest novel is Paris Echo. Sebastian Faulks was the first literary editor of “The Independent”, and then went on…

5 Lies New Screenwriters Tell Themselves

Posted on 18th April 2019

As bright-eyed new screenwriters who have just cracked open a shiny Apple MacBook and installed the latest version of Final Draft, you can’t wait to make your mark as a screenwriter. Reality Before Creativity You sit in your favourite coffee shop with a double almond…

Poetry 101: Kinds Of Poems – The Haiku

Posted on 17th April 2019

Haikus are rather mysterious as far as poems go. At least, I always thought so and because we spent most of last month counting syllables, I thought we could look at Haikus and keep counting - to 17 as it were. Also, because today is…

A Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Write An Agenda

Posted on 16th April 2019

Before a meeting starts, you need to let the participants know what will be discussed. You also need to tell them the order in which these items will be discussed. This document is known as the agenda. An agenda lets everyone prepare for the meeting in…

How To Create Perfect Settings In Your Memoir – Or Any Other Book

Posted on 15th April 2019

The settings in our memoir must feel real. Readers must be able to visualise that world and see us in our surroundings. If it does not seem real, the book isn’t working. In memoir, we are re-creating a world, and the best way to make…

The Surprising Reading Habits Of Millennials

Posted on 12th April 2019

Guest Post Comedian Brad Upton joked about Millennials being the dumbest people he ever met. Why? They consume energy drinks, which they don’t need, use a debit card for a dollar and forty cents purchase, and don’t even memorize phone numbers. I beg to differ.…

Why Method Writing Makes You A Better Author

Posted on 11th April 2019

Actors use method acting to become better at their jobs. Writers can use method writing to become better at theirs. From Method Acting To Method Writing Writers create the characters that actors play. It makes sense therefore to create a character the same way an…

12 Truths Anne Lamott Has Learned From Life And Writing

Anne Lamott On Life And Writing

Posted on 10th April 2019

Anne Lamott is an American novelist, non-fiction writer, political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. She is most famous for writing Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. A few days before she turned 61 (she was born 10 April 1954), she decided to write…

Poetry 101: Creating Figurative Language Using Literary Devices

Posted on 9th April 2019

In this Poetry 101 post, I want to talk about the creation of figurative language by using literary devices. Have you ever wondered how poets create those beautiful, those rhythmic lines that create pictures and conjure up new meanings using what seem to be ordinary…

Is Game Of Thrones Worth Your Time?

Posted on 4th April 2019

The new Game of Thrones TV series is coming out. This got me thinking about how my opinion of the franchise has changed over the years. Maybe, you feel the same? Let’s find out. The Distant Past When I was young and poor, and living on a…