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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: Writing’s “secrets” are in plain view
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted January 17, 2022

    Monday Motivation: Writing’s “secrets” are in plain view

    Creative writing is not, as some suppose, an arcane art over which only the select few are ever granted mastery, or to which there is access via a magic key, a secret skill available only to the [...]

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     Monday Motivation: The power of The Power of the Dog
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted December 13, 2021

    Monday Motivation: The power of The Power of the Dog

    The usual suspects are talking up The Power of the Dog as a likely Oscar winner, and Benedict Cumberbatch an Oscar favourite for his role as the cowboy Phil Burbank. For Jane Campion, whose The [...]

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     Monday Motivation: Six strategies for generating drama and suspense
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted September 27, 2021

    Monday Motivation: Six strategies for generating drama and suspense

    The most successful drama series of the year in the UK offers us a number of insights into the variety of means writers have at their disposal whenever they need […]

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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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     The secrets behind the practice of good writing: You can’t hurry drama
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted August 10, 2016

    The secrets behind the practice of good writing: You can’t hurry drama

    Like love, drama can’t be hurried. As she walked into the apartment, a bomb exploded in the lounge, killing its three occupants and causing carnage. Okay, as I showed a […]

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