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     Monday Motivation: The fatal attraction of world building
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted August 16, 2021

    Monday Motivation: The fatal attraction of world building

      World-building is a literary activity most closely associated with science fiction or fantasy. If you’re going to imagine a universe in which technologically advanced societies have [...]

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     Monday Motivation: Master time to serve your dramatic needs
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    By Richard Beynon
    In Monday Motivation, Richard Beynon's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted August 9, 2021

    Monday Motivation: Master time to serve your dramatic needs

    You’re the Time Master, able to manipulate it with ease. You can put your foot on the accelerator and speed it up, whizzing past temporal landmarks in a blur; or […]

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     Writing Secrets: It may be pacey, but take your time
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted November 8, 2017

    Writing Secrets: It may be pacey, but take your time

    One of our mentoring participants has held us in suspense for roughly 70 000 words. (In tranches of 5 000 words a month, that’s quite some wait). I’m not going to tell […]

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    There are parallels aplenty between writing and sw There are parallels aplenty between writing and swimming – a dance of words and waves. At a 24-hour relay for Level Water, these two passions converged seamlessly. Discover more about the experience through Richard's perspective in this week’s Monday Writing Motivation. 👉 Click the link in our bio! #Writers #Authors #InspiringAuthors #WritingMotivation #CreativeWriting #WriteInspired #MotivatedToWrite #WriteWithPurpose #igwritingcommunity #igwritersclub #authorgram #writersofig
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