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     Writing Secrets: What subtlety can do for your characters
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted February 28, 2018

    Writing Secrets: What subtlety can do for your characters

    What is it that makes a character come across as a caricature, rather than a finely drawn person we can believe in? Well, clearly, two-dimensionality plays its part. If you […]

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     Writing Secrets: Writing makes us humble
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted February 21, 2018

    Writing Secrets: Writing makes us humble

    My golf-mad parents used to say: There’s one thing about the game. It keeps you humble. How much more is this true of writing? It’s easy to let an early […]

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     Writing Secrets: Story can’t exist in splendid isolation
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted February 7, 2018

    Writing Secrets: Story can’t exist in splendid isolation

    Story exists because of characters – and what those characters want. This was brought home to me again recently by an exercise we set in one of our courses. We […]

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     Writing Secrets: Believe in it – at least, if you expect us to
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted November 29, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Believe in it – at least, if you expect us to

    We’ve had someone on our mentoring programme who has been struggling for months with a story, which just hasn’t been coming together. The main character didn’t ring true. We couldn’t […]

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     Writing Secrets: Fiction makes us better human beings
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted November 15, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Fiction makes us better human beings

    We all know people who think themselves morally or intellectually superior for reading non-fiction instead of fiction. And recently, the numbers of non-readers have been swelled by the digital [...]

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     Writing Secrets: The enemy within the subordinate clause
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted April 12, 2017

    Writing Secrets: The enemy within the subordinate clause

    I was recently accused of being the enemy of subordinate clauses. I’d like to make this clear: I don’t hate complex sentences, certainly not as a matter of principle. But […]

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     Writing Secrets: Writing in a time of global connections
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted February 1, 2017

    Writing Secrets: Writing in a time of global connections

    It just occurred to me that, when I began my first book, there was no internet. And only a year later, I saw a mobile phone for the first time: […]

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     Writing Secrets: You’re the doorman, not the bouncer
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted January 18, 2017

    Writing Secrets: You’re the doorman, not the bouncer

    Mine is the first of All ​A​bout Writing’s blogs to be featured on our brand-new website so, welcome! Please have a browse around. We think it projects a sharp new look […]

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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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     The secrets behind the practice of good writing: If you want for nothing – it’s the end of your story
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Tips for Writers
    Posted November 30, 2016

    The secrets behind the practice of good writing: If you want for nothing – it’s the end of your story

    In life people speak about “wanting for nothing” as though it’s a good thing. Actually, in life and in stories, it’s not a good thing at all. It means, basically, […]

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     The secrets behind the practice of good writing: Tears and snotty noses
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, The secrets behind the practice of good writing, Tips for Writers
    Posted October 12, 2016

    The secrets behind the practice of good writing: Tears and snotty noses

    Tears streamed down her cheeks. She wept and wept, sobbing into her sodden tissue until it dissolved and she was left hiccupping… It’s worth making the point again because I […]

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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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