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    Tips for Writers

     Q&A with Elizabeth Eksteen – author of “Behind the Mask”
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    By Emma Hutton
    In Author Q&A, The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 31, 2023

    Q&A with Elizabeth Eksteen – author of “Behind the Mask”

    As part our Author Showcase Series, we will be publishing Q&As with recently published community members. We hope these blogs will help motivate you to get to the finish line, […]

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     Monday Motivation: Whistling in the dark
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 29, 2023

    Monday Motivation: Whistling in the dark

    Let’s have a little fun today considering the fate of the universe and all who sail in her. Let’s begin by reminding ourselves of what we understand the universe to […]

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     Monday Motivation: Saturday morning in the sun
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 22, 2023

    Monday Motivation: Saturday morning in the sun

    We met at La Piazza in St Paul’s Square, just a stone’s throw from the river, for coffee. The sun was shining. The crowds of people browsing for vegetables at […]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Redi Tlhabi
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Creative Writing Courses, The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 18, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Redi Tlhabi

    Broadcaster and news anchor, Redi Tlhabi joined our Creative Writing Course in All About Writing’s early years, when she recognised her need and desire to write her memoir. That memoir, […]

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     Monday Motivation: Goosey, goosey gander
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 15, 2023

    Monday Motivation: Goosey, goosey gander

    The first sign we were given that a torrid spring lay ahead of us was Brenda’s cry of dismay. “Get away,” we heard, “go on, let me through!” Which was […]

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     Lessons from the London Book Fair
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    By All About Writing
    In All About Writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 12, 2023

    Lessons from the London Book Fair

      The London Book Fair is one of the great marketplaces of the book industry. Richard and our associate Jo Carr (Our Honest Charlie Wood) were lucky enough to attend […]

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     Monday Motivation: The enemy of good writing
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 8, 2023

    Monday Motivation: The enemy of good writing

    What’s the greatest barrier to good writing? Well, I suppose you could think of a great number of candidates. But how about complacency as one that should figure near the […]

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     Monday Motivation: What happened isn’t the story
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 1, 2023

    Monday Motivation: What happened isn’t the story

    What happened isn’t the story. Events don’t make stories. So the memoirist who protests that all she wants to write is “what actually happened” is missing the point. Indeed, the […]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Ekow Duker
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, Books, Creative Writing Courses, How to write a book, The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers, writers
    Posted April 27, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Ekow Duker

    Ekow Duker has published four novels since attending our flagship Creative Writing Course. Over time, we’ll be featuring all four in this blog series celebrating the books published by past […]

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     Monday Motivation: Mantel at Southwark Cathedral
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted April 24, 2023

    Monday Motivation: Mantel at Southwark Cathedral

    Hilary Mantel was memorialised at a gathering in Southwark Cathedral last week. The great and the good were in attendance. Zadie Smith read an extract from one of her books; […]

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     Monday Motivation: The courage to ask for help
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted April 17, 2023

    Monday Motivation: The courage to ask for help

    Writing, we all agree, is a lonely business. We toil away in solitude, dreaming up our characters, and plotting our stories. We gnaw at our thumbnails waiting for inspiration to […]

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     Win a free writing assessment with our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge
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    By Emma Hutton
    In Tips for Writers, Writing Challenge, Writing Competitions, Writing Exercises
    Posted April 11, 2023

    Win a free writing assessment with our April/May Flash Fiction Challenge

    All About Writing’s latest flash fiction challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2900 / £ 170 or a voucher to the same […]

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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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