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     Monday Motivation: The writer as voyeur
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted December 5, 2022

    Monday Motivation: The writer as voyeur

    “I’m in London in a hotel listening to a couple behind me about to embark on an affair. It’s very exciting. I noted him putting his wedding ring in his […]

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     Monday Motivation: The solution to a milquetoast story
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 24, 2022

    Monday Motivation: The solution to a milquetoast story

    For obvious reasons, we usually spend a great deal of time thinking about the protagonist of our stories. He or she is unambiguously our Hero. But we don’t spend as […]

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     Monday Motivation: People watching in Venice
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 17, 2022

    Monday Motivation: People watching in Venice

    Writers observe. Their observations serve as the foundations on which characters are built and stories developed. We’re in Venice at the moment on our annual retreat – rudely interrupted by […]

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     Monday Motivation: Ten steps to a compelling character
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 10, 2022

    Monday Motivation: Ten steps to a compelling character

    Once in a while, when I have the time, I allow myself the luxury of writing an extremely abbreviated Monday Motivation. I was trawling through old notes of mine and […]

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     Monday Motivation: An eternal question: plot or characters?
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 4, 2021

    Monday Motivation: An eternal question: plot or characters?

    Whatever creative narrative you’re writing, the challenge is to establish a balance between character and story. Readers are happy if the writer uses story simply as the washing line on […]

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     Monday Motivation: A good list is worth a thousand words
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted May 25, 2020

    Monday Motivation: A good list is worth a thousand words

    The significant detail can usually nail a description, or pierce to the essence of a character. Think of the sentence from a Guy de Maupassant story: “He was a gentleman […]

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     Monday Motivation: Embrace it: you’re a sadist and a masochist
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted October 15, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Embrace it: you’re a sadist and a masochist

    I bet you’re a kind and compassionate person. You might not be an animal lover, but you’d never be wantonly cruel to a mutt.  You don’t taunt homeless people as […]

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    In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard spells In this week’s Monday Motivation, Richard spells out the logic behind his conclusion that complacency is one of our greatest enemies. https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2023/05/08/enemy-of-good-writing/  #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips #adviceforwriters #writingadvice #MondayMotivation #writersofinstagram #writingmotivation
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