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CAP-LOCK for shouting? A writer’s dilemna

The writer’s community on Twitter can be a lovely place, but often it can be a…

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Guidelines for romance authors

Romance can be a tricky genre at times. It’s all about two people trying to connect together in some form…

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World building — laser welder

This is the last item I invented for my first book. It’s a laser welder …

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Let’s talk inspiration …

Inspiration is good … outright copying less so.

Maybe you really enjoyed Twilight, and have an idea for your own vampire romance story. Or you really love Star Wars, and you have your own ideas for a space opera which include mystical, psychic knights …

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Oh the places you’ll go

A good story is a voyage of discovery, and it can be as much of a journey for the writer themselves!

I’m continuing with my WIP! I’ve talked previously about my writing approach, so back in November I sketched out the key parts and dialog for two pivotal scenes…

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World building — ComPad

This element is hilarious considering how much the world has moved on.

I started writing Melody Harper’s Moon in 2003, although much of the world building remained the same, that first draft was very different to my final story.

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Writing aids? Are they any good!

It seems impossible to watch a video of your favourite band without the obligatory “paid advert” you…

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World building — lunar humans

My book, Melody Harper’s Moon, features a whole generation of kids who’ve only known the Moon to be their home. What would be the effect of growing up in low gravity?

As I said before, my fictional lunar colony has about a thousand occupants but…

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An introduction to world building

A huge attraction for the want-to-be sci-fi writer is world building. It’s addictive — like drinking…

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So … I wrote a book!

Back in 2003 during a difficult time on a project, I had this idea for a story.

I’m not the person especially back then who’d call myself an author. And I’d had other ideas for books. But this was one that I kept coming back to.

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