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Graeme Shimmin’s thoughts on creative writing based on his twenty-plus years of experience as a novelist.
So, you’re wondering if you need an elevator pitch, huh? Here’s an anecdote that explains what happens if you don’t have one: Imagine you are at a party….
Thinking of great high concept is hard – otherwise everyone would do it! Even though it’s difficult, it’s not impossible, and I’ve got some tricks to help you…
So, look at you – you’ve finished your novel! Or should I say you’ve finished the first draft? Because there’s an old saying: books aren’t written, they’re rewritten….
My first set of minimalist, typographically based posters for writers, were very popular, particularly on Pinterest. So I thought I’d do some more. These new ones concentrate on…
A great story ending is a paradox: it has to be the inevitable consequence of everything that has gone before and at the same time it can’t be…
Deep within the Stronghold of Seclusion, in the Ice Woods of Perpetual Revision, far beyond the Thrice Barred Gates of Insanity, sits a Superhero. The Writer. Who is this…
Trying to start writing a story is a daunting prospect. Whether it’s a short story or a novel, sometimes it’s putting the first few words on the page that’s…
If you’re writing an alternative history story and your readers say they find it implausible, this article shows how to make them suspend their disbelief by using a…
Being a writer can be a tough job and we need to take inspiration wherever we can find it. The thoughts of other writers can remind us of…
Humans have been using story archetypes to tell stories since we evolved the ability to speak. We have been writing them down since we invented the ability to…