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     Writing Secrets: Grand realisations – lesson from a master
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted March 13, 2019

    Writing Secrets: Grand realisations – lesson from a master

    Every now and again, a character has a realisation which changes everything. It hits him between the eyes and forces him to view things in a completely new light. Since […]

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     Monday Motivation: Walking the tightrope of too much or too little
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted August 27, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Walking the tightrope of too much or too little

    It’s a delicate tightrope we walk. On the one hand, if we provide too much information, we run the risk of turning a suspenseful story into a ho-hum record of […]

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     Writing Secrets: It’s often the case – solving one problem creates another
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted May 30, 2018

    Writing Secrets: It’s often the case – solving one problem creates another

    Here’s a conundrum. One of our mentoring participants tried to solve one problem and, in the process, created another. As I mentioned last week, you should try to avoid long, […]

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     Monday Motivation: Write around a key dramatic development
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog
    Posted May 21, 2018

    Monday Motivation: Write around a key dramatic development

    Here’s another lesson from No Country for Old Men… When last we spoke (!) I described Lewellyn Moss’s flight from the implacable hand of Fate, Anton Chigurh. He eventually shakes […]

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     Monday Motivation: Balancing act
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation
    Posted November 13, 2017

    Monday Motivation: Balancing act

    The challenge I posed a group of scribblers was to write a scene in which a trivial disagreement masks much deeper conflict between two characters. How to insinuate the presence […]

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    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. 

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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
    Photo highlights from blissful time spent with the Photo highlights from blissful time spent with these amazing writers at this year's Barrydale retreat! A big thanks to the @karooart_hotel for hosting us and to the Joannes for leading the retreat ☀️🏞️

We had a fantastic memoir writing weekend workshop, followed by a week in gorgeous surroundings, supporting & developing writing projects of all kinds ✍️

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