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    Tag Archives for: "how to write a story"
     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 and shared some of their [...]

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     Early bird special: 20% discount ends midnight 5 May!
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    In How to write a book, Invitations, Newsletters
    Posted May 4, 2023

    Early bird special: 20% discount ends midnight 5 May!

    This is your last chance to take advantage of our early bird specials of less 20% for either our real-time Creative Writing Course or our online Creative Writing Course. The offer ends at [...]

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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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     Flash fiction challenge submission deadline midnight 31 March
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Writing Challenge, Writing Competitions
    Posted March 29, 2023

    Flash fiction challenge submission deadline midnight 31 March

      This is your last chance to enter our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge and stand a chance to win a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2900 / £ 170 or a voucher to [...]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Tessa Niles
    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted March 29, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Tessa Niles

    Tessa Niles is the kind of person whom countless people must have urged to ‘write that memoir‘. As one of Britain’s most respected session singers, she spent 30 years working [...]

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     Lessons from the Books on The Bay Literary Festival
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    By All About Writing
    In Creative Writing Courses, How to write a book, Tips for Writers
    Posted March 21, 2023

    Lessons from the Books on The Bay Literary Festival

    An impressive congregation of writers gathered for Books on the Bay’s inaugural literary festival in the naval village of Simons Town, South Africa – a feast for readers and a trove of [...]

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     You’re invited to join an inspiring and supportive writing community
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    By All About Writing
    In How to write a book, Invitations
    Posted March 7, 2023

    You’re invited to join an inspiring and supportive writing community

    Wouldn't you love to have companionship and support on your writing journey? Do you wish you could raise your burning writing issues and have them answered by experts?

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Joanne Hichens
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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 March 2, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Joanne Hichens

    ‘Sometimes, in writing memoir, we are faced with extreme pain, says writer Joanne Hichens. ‘It’s important to recognise that these “scenes” might be included in the story.’ Joanne is [...]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Michele Rowe
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In All About Writing, Books, Creative Writing Courses, How to write a book, Screenwriting courses, The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers, writers
    Posted February 21, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Michele Rowe

    Andrew Sherwood is a dead man. The last time forensic psychologist Marge Labuschagne saw him, alive, was a fraught confrontation in the benign setting of a neighbourhood fair. The scene which [...]

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     Last chance – 20% off our Screenwriting Course – ends midnight 16 February
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    In How to write a book, Invitations, Screenwriting courses
    Posted February 15, 2023

    Last chance – 20% off our Screenwriting Course – ends midnight 16 February

    This is your last chance to get a massive 20% discount on our Crash Course in Screenwriting, starting 27 February. This ten-module  course will lay a foundation of understanding of the range of [...]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Vincent Pienaar
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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 February 2, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Vincent Pienaar

    Limerence by Vincent Pienaar (Penguin Random House)* is another novel we’d like to feature in this blog series on the published books of our Creative Writing Course alumni. Nominated for the [...]

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     The hidden secrets of writing with Tracy Todd
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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 January 31, 2023

    The hidden secrets of writing with Tracy Todd

    We at All About Writing are proud to have seen Tracy Todd’s memoir, Brave Lotus Flower Rides the Dragon (Tracey McDonald Publishers)*, from its inception to its final published state. This is [...]

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    Keep your friends close - and your neighbours clos Keep your friends close - and your neighbours closer. 

This week on the water - we shared printed copies of the free ebook “Murder as a Matter of Taste” with our neighbours who provide inspiration for the James Clatterbridge series. 

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    This week, Richard dives into the very heart of th This week, Richard dives into the very heart of the writing challenge:

“Every character you write is a character you are not.
I mean that quite literally. Yes, I know many of us base our early protagonists on ourselves...
Using yourself as your model for characters is quite natural. But the moment your protagonist ceases to be a direct copy of yourself – the moment you give her a different childhood, a different set of insecurities, a different way of entering a room – you are already doing the thing that some writers treat as a special and dangerous challenge. You are already inventing. You are already entering into the consciousness of another...
The challenge of writing characters who are not you is not an exception to the craft of fiction. It is the craft of fiction. It is what you are always doing, every time you sit down.
The question is not whether you can do it. The question is how you do it honestly.”

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    We’re thrilled that Bedford here in the UK is la We’re thrilled that Bedford here in the UK is launching a literary festival, Write by the River, in September. Richard’s contribution to help make it a success is a short writing workshop. If you live within striking distance of Bedford, then sign up for a free two hour workshop, The Power of Place.​ Link in bio. 

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    How do you write a memoir – from the first journ How do you write a memoir – from the first journal entry to the finished book on a shelf?

Watch the REPLAY of The Story Behind: Unbridling now up on our blog. Listen via the Link in our Bio. 

Sheryl and Sandy James, the mother and daughter behind the memoir Unbridling, joined Karina Szczurek and Kerry Hammerton of Indeed Books for a conversation about journaling, writing through difficult emotions, navigating the people in your story who are still living, and what it really takes to move from manuscript to published book.
It was a generous, collaborative discussion, and participants came away with both practical publishing advice and a renewed sense of permission to tell their own stories honestly.

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    This week, Richard asks writers to “copy the her This week, Richard asks writers to “copy the heron” - to “observe: watch, listen, make notes. Then consider all the ways in which what you’ve observed might be shaped to form a story, or be absorbed by a story to serve a dramatic need.” 

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    We have your weekend read all sorted! FREE JAMES We have your weekend read all sorted!

FREE JAMES CLATTERBRIDGE NOVELLA

Richard is thrilled to announce that a free digital copy of his novella, Murder as a Matter of Taste is now available. This forms part of the James Clatterbridge Series. Book one, Murder as a Working Hypothesis, is open for pre-orders.

There are worse places to live than Abbey Marina. The boats bob, the geese honk at all hours, and the neighbours know each other’s business rather too well – which is generally a comfort, and occasionally a problem.

It becomes a problem the evening James Clatterbridge – horror writer, houseboat dweller, and regular customer of the marina’s fish and chip van – finds Molly Whitcombe dead beside her fryer.

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    This week, Richard asks, "What does your protagoni This week, Richard asks, "What does your protagonist want?”

Not what happens to them. Not what you want – which might be to explore themes of enduring human significance. No. What does the person at the centre of your story want – specifically, urgently, to the point where they would do something really unwise to get it?

Grab a mug of tea or a coffee, or a glass of wine if so inclined, and dive into this week’s Monday Motivation because it will have you looking at wants, needs, and in between. 

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    ✍️FREE WEBINAR: The Story behind Unbridling - ✍️FREE WEBINAR: The Story behind Unbridling - Writing, Publishing and a Paralympic Bronze Medal✍️

We invite you to a free webinar with Sheryl and Sandy James, alongside Kerry Hammerton and Karina M. Szczurek of @indeedbooks for a conversation about writing and publishing Unbridling.

We'll explore what it means to shape a lived experience into a book: how two voices and two sets of memories became one narrative, and what the journey from journal to published manuscript looks like.

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