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A writing tic is something you write over and over again without realising it. Perhaps you’re in the zone and the words are flowing, especially on your first draft. You’re bashing the story out and before you know it your favourite writing tic is all over the place. We can be completely oblivious to the […] 
Updated and republished Hooray! Summer is here; warm, lazy days, extra wine, days out with the family and friends, a holiday away. Mmm. We have two scenarios before us: The first: You have a deadline looming, your fans are waiting, your muse is bashing away in your head with fantastic scenes you simply must write. […] 
Summer is here – warm, lazy days, extra wine, days out with the family and friends, a holiday away. But when the temperature is persistently over 30C, I tend to wilt. Yesterday reached 39C in the shade. My Muse has gone for a protracted lie down somewhere in a cool cave several metres underground. Enter […] 
Writing as a life choice isn’t easy. It’s actually a bit mad. But those who have the urge just can’t stop. However, everybody will give you advice and I suppose I’m doing the same here. 🙂 Not advice about punctuation, dialogue or how to set the scene or bring characters to life – that’s craft […] 
Source: The Apostrophe Protection Society Briefly, possession and omission. Yep, it’s that easy. People get very hot under the collar about apostrophes, me included. First my mother, then my wonderful English teachers – Mrs Campbell and Miss Robson – eradicated any nonsense about misuse out of me at an early age. Like other […] |
   
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