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    Monthly Archive for: "September, 2021"
     Monday Motivation: Six strategies for generating drama and suspense
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 27, 2021

    Monday Motivation: Six strategies for generating drama and suspense

    The most successful drama series of the year in the UK offers us a number of insights into the variety of means writers have at their disposal whenever they need […]

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     September newsletter: Use us as your companions on the writing journey
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, How to write a book, Newsletters
    Posted September 22, 2021

    September newsletter: Use us as your companions on the writing journey

      We have exciting news to share with you this month: our innovative Hero’s Journey® Course has been approved and licensed by the international Joseph Campbell Foundation, which aims to [...]

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     Monday Motivation: Learn to fly with the seven cygnets of Priory Marina
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 20, 2021

    Monday Motivation: Learn to fly with the seven cygnets of Priory Marina

    The cygnets of Priory Marina Lake are learning to fly. Every day for the past week or two, seven of the offspring of our resident swans have taken to flapping […]

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     Join us for a Crime Writing Workshop with Joanne Hichens and Michéle Rowe
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Newsletters, Workshops
    Posted September 17, 2021

    Join us for a Crime Writing Workshop with Joanne Hichens and Michéle Rowe

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     Winners of the June/July Flash Fiction Writing Challenge
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge
    Posted September 15, 2021

    Winners of the June/July Flash Fiction Writing Challenge

    We devised a challenging scenario for you. Your perspective character finds out something cataclysmic about their partner or their child. How they react, what they let their partner see, tells [...]

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     Monday Motivation: The choice between trumpets and piccolos
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 13, 2021

    Monday Motivation: The choice between trumpets and piccolos

    In life, we prefer to avoid conflictual situations, ducking out of confrontations, avoiding arguments, generally seeking peaceful co-existence with our fellows. In fiction, by contrast, where [...]

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     Monday Motivation: The key to great stories? Great scenes
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 6, 2021

    Monday Motivation: The key to great stories? Great scenes

    Life is a narrative composed of multiple overlapping stories. This is true for every one of the eight billion or so there are of us. Each of those stories can […]

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     Early bird special: Forget the magic charms, we’ll get you writing
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In How to write a book, Invitations, Newsletters
    Posted September 2, 2021

    Early bird special: Forget the magic charms, we’ll get you writing

    So you want to write a book? We can help Writing is not a magical process. You don’t need to sit waiting for inspiration, while desperation rises. No need to […]

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