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Six Quick Tips on Technique
Marg McAlister
Here are six quick tips on technique. You'll find that they barely scratch the surface - they're more 'flags' to tell you what you need to look for. Every one of them should lead you to hundreds of articles telling you exactly how to achieve the effect you want in your work in progress. When you check your work against the list below, be honest about the need to brush up on any areas of weakness. . . . keep reading
The Building Blocks of Crime Fiction
Marg McAlister
For writers who are new to crime fiction, one of the biggest pitfalls is building a plot on a flimsy premise. The following guidelines will help to ensure that the basic plot of a crime fiction novel works. The quality of the finished book is, of course, dependent on the talent of the writer - but at least this will ensure that the framework of the book is realistic. . . . keep reading
Getting a Novel Right Part 2 - Redrafting
Marg McAlister
At one time or another, you're bound to read through something you've written and realise with a dreadful sinking feeling that it Just Doesn't Work. The temptation is to ignore this knowledge and pretend it isn't so. Understandable enough. No-one wants to admit that months (or years) of hard work has just gone down the drain. . . . keep reading
Getting a Novel Right Part 1 - Rewriting
Marg McAlister
When you finish your novel, resist the impulse to simply bundle the thing up and send it away with a kiss and a prayer. You should check your novel from several different angles: first, the obvious things like spelling, typographical errors and grammar, then the not-so-obvious things like characterisation, motivation, style, transitions and flashbacks. . . . keep reading
Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs & Heteronyms
Judy Vorfeld
If you're confused by words that sound similar but have totally different meanings, you're not alone! This article explains the difference between homonyms, homophones, homgraphs and heteronyms... and lists some confusing word pairs and even some confusing word triplets! . . . keep reading
A Boring but Essential Topic - Sentence Construction
Marg McAlister
Most people should have learned how to construct a sentence in their early years at school -- but ask any editor about the way writers use sentence structure and you'll see lots of eye-rolling. Here I'm going to look at just two problems that I've seen crop up many times when I've critiqued scenes for writers or marked assignments for writing courses. . . . keep reading
A Writer's Guide to Finding Source Material - Part 2
Vashti Farrer
In Part 2 I look at informal sources and provide a bibliography. Informal sources I think of as letters, diaries and journals written by ordinary people, and other eye-witness accounts. Some of these have been printed as facsimiles - eg eye-witness accounts of the gold-diggings. Old paintings, prints, and photos if available are also useful. Look for the detail, such as clothing, buildings, businesses. . . . keep reading
Characters Who Are Mary-Sues
Marg McAlister
Is your character a "Mary Sue"? Until recently, when someone wrote to me about it, I had never come across this term before. What on earth, I wondered, was a "Mary Sue"? Naturally, I Googled it, and landed on the Wikipedia page where I discovered that this is actually a wonderfully useful term! . . . keep reading
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