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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day One–Dialogue Tags
So, it’s nearly midnight here in the UK, and we’ve just sent off an anthology to the printer. But I swore I’d follow through on the writing tips blogs, so… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day Two–Point of View
Let’s discuss point of view, shall we? Question: Are you a plot driven writer, or a character driven writer? Are you more interested in the espionage, or the character’s personal… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day Three–Genre
What do you like to read? (You do read, right?) Is that what you’re writing? There are various elements at play here. And they matter. Writing is about passion. When… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day Four–Contractions
I did not go to the store. I will not go to the shore. I do not play the flute. I should not go down the Shute. I love The… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day Six–Arcs
Sue is happy. She meets Jane. She’s even happier. Things are great. When they hit a bump, she stays happy and they pull through. They grow old together, happily. Flat.… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips: Day Five–Conflict
Yesterday, I went to the store. Then, I went to work. I got home as usual, ate dinner, and went to bed. Are you bored yet? I am. And there’s… Read more
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12 Days of Writing Tips
Hello again. Life is a time thief, isn’t it? It rips it away like a fancy tablecloth, leaving just the used dishes on the bare tabletop. I started this blog… Read more
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Mental Health/False Intimacy
In my twenties, I never thought it would be me. I should have, really. All the signs were there. They’d been there since I was thirteen. But I never saw… Read more
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A What-If Carnival (and Writing Thoughts)
It’s like a carnival of fleas in my brain. Little flea lions jump through flaming flea sized hoops while others juggle and tunnel with and through pieces of my grey… Read more
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Reality TV Elections
I tried to stay out of the political fray, for the most part. I might have shared the occasional article I saw on FB, but aside from that, I didn’t… Read more
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I’m Vic. I’m an editor, a writer, a coffee enthusiast, a book coach, a cheerleader, a wife, a navel gazer and someone who loves to share writing stuff and random thoughts that occur to me at more random moments.
