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    Tag Archives for: "Elmore Leonard"
     Writing Secrets: How to leave out the bits that readers skip
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted April 15, 2020

    Writing Secrets: How to leave out the bits that readers skip

    I was listening to someone quoting Elmore Leonard the other day – and then she laughed. And she’s right: he is funny. I mean, “Leave out the bits that readers […]

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     Monday Motivation: How not to write the bits that readers skip
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted April 22, 2019

    Monday Motivation: How not to write the bits that readers skip

    Elmore Leonard said: “Don’t write the bits that readers’ skip.” One reader* asks the obvious question: What are the bits that readers skip? On the face of it, it’s obvious: […]

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     Writing Secrets: Write with more flow – use a character
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 30, 2019

    Writing Secrets: Write with more flow – use a character

    New writers often write too formally – as we were taught to write at school. Remember those ghastly business letters? They certainly couldn’t be accused of demonstrating any kind of […]

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     Writing Secrets: Don’t neglect the most evocative of the senses
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted August 8, 2018

    Writing Secrets: Don’t neglect the most evocative of the senses

    When new writers are “using all their senses” to show us a person or landscape, they often neglect smell. And yet, it’s the most evocative of our sensory experiences. Emotions […]

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     Monday Motivation: Dialogue and the human condition
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted April 10, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Dialogue and the human condition

    What do I love about Elmore Leonard’s dialogue? It’s terse, it’s droll, it’s economical. It punches above its weight. Take this sentence speech from Bandit: Jack said, “I’ve been to […]

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Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

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    Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash Congratulations to the winners of our latest flash fiction challenge: Tariq Fensham, andrea-doig, @1derinthewild, @bischof.kirsten! Read the winning entries here: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com/2022/06/10/april-may-winners/ #flashfiction #writingcompetition #writingchallenge #allaboutwriting #writingcourses #winner #writingcontest
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    We're live streaming our next creative writing web We're live streaming our next creative writing webinar with @TonyParkAuthor from @528VictoriaFalls. @panmacmillansa authors Tony and Jo-Anne will be talking about the sense of place in their books and as usual you are welcome to ask questions on your writing craft. Book to join the Vic Falls event though reservations@528victoriafalls.com or sign up for the live stream here: bit.ly/tony_park
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    Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on you Escape to the luxurious @karoo_art to focus on your creativity and writing under the baton of two acclaimed South African writers, @JoanneHichens (Death and the Afterparties @KaravanPress) and Jo-Anne Richards (The Innocence of Roast Chicken @PanMacmillanSA). 

Spend a weekend learning to write memoir with flair. Stay on, or join us afterward, for a week’s retreat in which you can write, think, breathe … and gain the best advice on your writing, fiction or non-fiction. 

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    Huge congratulations @LisaAnneJulien1 We’re thrilled for you.

    Lisa-Anne Julien@LisaAnneJulien1

    SCREAM!!!! I’ve made the long-list for the 2022 SA Sunday Times Literary Awards!! 💃🏽. So grateful, humbled and excited. To know that my story has found resonance at this level is deeply rewarding.

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2022-06-26-the-2022-sunday-times-literary-awards-longlist/

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    We are so proud and happy to announce that we are opening submissions for children’s books. We hope this will be a fantastic opportunity for writers, and a wonderful addition to our Blackbirdbooks list of publications.
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