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    Monthly Archive for: "October, 2017"
     Monday Motivation: The bigger the story, the larger your lens
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted October 30, 2017

    Monday Motivation: The bigger the story, the larger your lens

    It’s become a trope of popular philosophy: take care of the little things (pennies, broken windows, chores) and the big things will take care of themselves (pounds, violent crimes, your […]

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     And the winner of our tenth anniversary challenge is…
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted October 26, 2017

    And the winner of our tenth anniversary challenge is…

    We had a bumper crop of excellent entries for our tenth anniversary challenge – and they kept on tumbling in until the very last moment, just minutes before deadline. In […]

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     Writing Secrets: How to deal with back story … from a master
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 25, 2017

    Writing Secrets: How to deal with back story … from a master

    We’re often asked about that most troublesome of subjects – back story. It’s easy to tell you what not to do. Don’t include paragraphs of explanation. We don’t need to […]

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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, News
    Posted October 24, 2017

    Wrap up the year with a writing workout

      We’re ending the year with a 10-Day Writing Workout and we’d love you to join us. Give us just an hour of your busy day for ten days, and […]

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     Monday Motivation: You are your own props master
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 23, 2017

    Monday Motivation: You are your own props master

    Scratch a science fiction fan and you’ll find someone inordinately ready to suspend his disbelief.  We’re willing to throw ourselves into alternative universes in which intelligent gas clouds [...]

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     Writing Secrets: Life is a distraction
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing
    Posted October 18, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Life is a distraction

    Last month we ushered a group of writers into a Venetian palazzo for week-long writing retreat. What could be more wonderful: a week spent fostering creativity in an environment filled […]

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     Monday Motivation: Characters need context
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 16, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Characters need context

    I had a chat with a television production designer recently. This is the person who’s responsible for the look of a production, which includes the set design, and the dressing […]

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     Use stories to make sense of life
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    By All About Writing
    In Newsletters, Writing Challenge
    Posted October 14, 2017

    Use stories to make sense of life

      Welcome to this month’s newsletter! What we’ve been doing with you for the past ten years is talking to you about the stories you wish to tell. Life consists […]

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     Monday Motivation: Into the clear light of dramatic truth
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    By Richard Beynon
    In All About Writing, Monday Motivation
    Posted October 9, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Into the clear light of dramatic truth

    We’re about to cruise past Torghatten, a mountain on an island a kilometre or two off the Norwegian mainland, and just half an hour south of the Arctic Circle. It’s […]

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     Monday Motivation: A lesson in restraint and suspense
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted October 2, 2017

    Monday Motivation: A lesson in restraint and suspense

    Here’s a lesson in restraint and suspense from that master of both, Michael Connelly: In Chapter 3 of his latest police procedural, The Late Show, which features a brand new […]

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     October Writing Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In Writing Challenge
    Posted October 1, 2017

    October Writing Challenge

    All About Writing celebrated its tenth anniversary in Venice, the city which most symbolises how far we’ve come. We thought it fitting to take inspiration from the place and the event […]

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    What skills do you need as a writer? Here are ten What skills do you need as a writer? Here are ten skills you need to master to write compelling fiction or creative non-fiction. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/30/cw-june-2023/ 
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    In the face of the prospect of universal annihilat In the face of the prospect of universal annihilation, how do we salvage reasons to push on? It’s an existential question that Richard deals with in this week’s Monday Motivation. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/29/whistling-in-the-dark/ #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram #writingmotivation
    Congratulations to our February/March Flash Fictio Congratulations to our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge winner, Marion Low. And to the runners-up: @carriejsteenekamp, @Linda_Ravenhill,  @Opheliha79, @celiafleming327 and @mitzibunce. Read all the entries here: ow.ly/ypa250Oq3bX 
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    What can a gander and his dame, and a clutch of go What can a gander and his dame, and a clutch of goose eggs, teach us about an important strategy of story telling? You can find out in this week’s Monday Motivation.
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    We learned so much at this year's fantastic @londo We learned so much at this year's fantastic @londonbookfair 📚 these were our top takeaways - which one is your favourite? Let us know in the comments 😊 

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    Our latest newsletter is crammed with writing tips Our latest newsletter is crammed with writing tips and tricks. Our blog series, The Hidden Secrets of Writing, provides value and concrete writing tips. 

We hope that the series will inspire you to (perhaps with a bit of help from us) write that book you’ve been aching to write. Or, if you have a draft, to write and polish it to a publishable standard. You never know, yours may just be one of the fortunate books to make it past the manuscript stage and join our hallowed list.

Everything we offer is designed to help you become a better writer. 

Check it all out now: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/10/may-newsletter/
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