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Aug
25

Creating Convincing Fictional Characters

Characters as real people You want to know about people. You want to know what makes them tick. You’ve spent most of your life listening to the way people talk, watching how they behave. They intrigue you, they madden you, they fascinate you. Somebody Else’s Shoes, Paul Magrs. Characters are a key aspect of any piece of fiction. They are often the reason a reader picks up a story – as...
Aug
25

Beginning to Write

One of the most important things you can do is simply to begin writing. Set aside time every day or every couple of days when you can write. Don’t feel that you have to produce something specific – an end-product, such as a novel chapter or short story – or set restrictions on your writing. You will reach a point where you do want to work towards an end-product, but for now give yourself the...
Aug
25

Writing for Children

Understanding the young reader What does it feel like to be a child? Lie down on the floor. Imagine what it would be like if you were dependent on another person in order to move around (just as a small baby is). How do you feel? What kind of control do you have over where you are and what you can see? Now kneel up. How much more of the room can you see? You might find that your eye line is now about...
Aug
25

Writing is a kind of double living…

Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind. ~Catherine Drinker Bowen, Atlantic, December 1957 Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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