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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Write What Someone Knows by Ben Jeapes
First posted on the Milford blog inMarch 2017 “Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW”, a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.” … Continue reading
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Tagged ben jeapes, Creative Writing, writing, Writing advice
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Mind The Gap: Communicating Information to Your Audience by Sam Tovey
As a writer, it can be frustrating to learn that the story in your head is not the same as the story your audience is reading on the page. Whether it’s a plot point, some description, a character motivation, or … Continue reading
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Tagged clarity in writing, critique, Milford, mind the gap, Sam Tovey, storytelling, writing, Writing advice
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Two in a Row: Fantasycon and Bristolcon by Jacey Bedford
These are two of my favourite conventions, but unfortunately they fell on consecutive weekends this year, which made for a tiring ten days. I’m still recovering. Fantasycon, which I always think of as an ‘industry’ convention took place in Glasgow … Continue reading
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