Monday Motivation: If you must use exposition…
I often rail on about exposition – the explainy part of any story. But it clearly has a place. Take the opening lines of a story about a gory manhunt: John surveyed the terrain ahead of him. He [...]
Writing Secrets: Dialogue scraps do not make scenes
“Hey Audrey.” Jane appeared in her office doorway. “It’s Friday. Shouldn’t we reward ourselves with a drink?” “Great idea. Giles at 6?” “Perfect. I’ll see you then.” I keep discovering little [...]
A Compendium of Monday Motivations
We kick off the year with the five top Monday Motivations of the last year while Richard seeks fresh motivation. New Year’s Motivation: A declaration of intent Beginnings are the sweetest [...]
Q&A with Gail Gilbride Bohle author of Under the African Sun, part 2
Gail Gilbride Bohle, a past creative writing and mentoring participant launches Under the African Sun on 25 January. We asked her some questions about her writing and publishing process. Click [...]
Writing Secrets: You’re the doorman, not the bouncer
Mine is the first of All About Writing’s blogs to be featured on our brand-new website so, welcome! Please have a browse around. We think it projects a sharp new look that we’re [...]
Q&A with Gail Gilbride Bohle author of Under the African Sun, part 1
Gail Gilbride Bohle, a past creative writing and mentoring participant launches Under the African Sun on 25 January. We asked her some questions about her writing and publishing process. How [...]
Writing Secrets: Making the intentions work for you
Each morning that I sit down to write I think I won’t be able to do it. I know it’s pathetic. I’ve written five books, but when I contemplate a day’s writing, I panic. When that happens, anything [...]
Writing news and successes, a new writing challenge and a writing tip
2017 is our tenth anniversary year, so we decided to look at what you, our community, have achieved over the years – and we were gobsmacked. Twenty-seven of you have published books in the past [...]
Monday Motivation: From James Joyce to Donald J. Trump
James Joyce was one of the first writers to exploit a narrative device called stream of consciousness. It’s an attempt to give shape to that inchoate interior activity that consists of a mix of [...]
The new year’s promise
I hope your new year’s resolution involved fostering your creativity rather than your business success or your abs. I’m not against gyms and I’m certainly not anti-success. Happy new year, by the [...]
New Year’s Motivation: A declaration of intent
Beginnings are the sweetest things. You stand at a threshold – of a year, of a marriage, of a life – and anything and everything seems possible. The infant in its crib could become a [...]
