I want to talk to you about this excerpt from Rowling’s new book. https://twitter.com/NickMDuffy/status/1306273216189665280 There are rules in writing that can, and should, be ignored and broken whenever it is useful to do so. One such rule is that you should never write a character’s … Continue reading Writing the Accent
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Let’s do a blog about… Dialogue
I used to think I was bad at dialogue, and maybe I am. Ultimately, you're judged on your work by the people that read it. Hopefully, you are people who have read my work and if you haven't, maybe you will. In either case, I'm … Continue reading Let’s do a blog about… Dialogue
Basic writing tips: heroes
Yeah, okay, let's do this one today. You get a lot more leeway when it comes to the motivation of a hero. It's a lot more justifiable to have heroes out doing good for the sake of good because, at its core, humanity is basically … Continue reading Basic writing tips: heroes
Basic writing tips: villains
I was playing Titanfall last night, that heady bastion of drama that it is, and was talking with someone about how poor the attempt at a storyline is. It's your basic evil moustache twirling corporation of English and South Africans against the valiant rebellion of … Continue reading Basic writing tips: villains
SNIDE: The second act slump
I have a habit of checking my word count a lot when writing a book, which isn't helping me right now. For a while it is super useful, seeing that I've made so much progress. The first ten thousand words feel like a slog, but … Continue reading SNIDE: The second act slump
SNIDE: Writing baddies
Writing the baddie always seems to become more fun for me than creating the protagonists. That's not to say the others are arduous, but they tend to be a bit easier to put together. There are more pitfalls with the bad guys, and that's what … Continue reading SNIDE: Writing baddies
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