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     Writing Secrets: Making the intentions work for you
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted January 11, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Making the intentions work for you

    Each morning that I sit down to write I think I won’t be able to do it. I know it’s pathetic. I’ve written five books, but when I contemplate a […]

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    Here's a tip to give your writing the extra edge w Here's a tip to give your writing the extra edge when you enter our April/May Writing Challenge.⁠ .⁠ All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value to use on one of our courses or programmes.⁠ ⁠ Your character is working with a new colleague, who has only recently been employed. In the course of this scene, we (your readers) should begin to suspect that the colleague is not human at all, but a robot. Don’t spell this out to us. Give us the details which raise our suspicions. Your character may or may not yet interpret these clues correctly.⁠ ⁠ Write no more than 250 words. Submit your entry online via our website by midnight on 31 May 2021. Entry is free.
    Humour is an indispensable ingredient of creative Humour is an indispensable ingredient of creative writing – and yet it’s a subject that is very seldom raised in writing courses or in books on creative writing. It enlivens dialogue, adds a dimension to character, and provides a welcome relief to suspense and drama 🗣 . On May 12, we’ll be holding a free webinar on the role of humour in fiction and non-fiction. We’ll give our thoughts on the subject and then field your questions ❤ It’s free, sign up now! 🌟 Link in bioa
    Congratulations to Kate Davy, who wins our Februar Congratulations to Kate Davy, who wins our February/March Flash Fiction Challenge with her chilling and deliciously ambiguous entry 👏 . Kate takes home a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R2750 / £150 or a voucher to the same value to use on one of our courses or programmes 🌟 . Raise a glass also to runners-up, Bonnie Espie, Azeeza Rawat, and Tariq Fensham, Bindi Davies, and Mitzi Bunce-van Rooyen 🥂 . Last but by no means least, special mentions go to Joanna Pickering, Charlee, Angela Pelobello, Carol Walljee, Amy Wilkes and Caroline Harmer ❤️ . Don't forget to check out our April/May challenge, currently open for entries! 💃
    Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the writer Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the writer's responsibility to truth. #MondayWritingMotivation #MondayMotivation #amwriting #writersofinstagram
    How do you write a scene which doesn’t sound lik How do you write a scene which doesn’t sound like a tick-tock conversation taking place in a void? Sign up for our Saturday Creative Writing Workshop on 8 May, and learn how to add layers of meaning and a sense of reality to scenes in which your characters talk to one another. Spots limited, book now via the link in our bio! #onlinewritingcourse #writersofinstagram #amwriting
    Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the import Today on the blog, Richard Beynon talks the importance of doing good field research. #MondayWritingMotivation
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