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     Writing Secrets: Let the clues fall lightly
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    By Jo-Anne Richards
    In Jo-Anne Richard's blog, Tips for Writers
    Posted November 27, 2019

    Writing Secrets: Let the clues fall lightly

    A woman in her late 40s has lived for some time entirely alone in a forest hut as a conservation ranger. A man travels through her area of the forest, one she is ambivalent about, but is [...]

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    Read this week’s Monday Motivation as Richard wa Read this week’s Monday Motivation as Richard walks us through a multi-character dialogue scene he is crafting and discover the key ingredients for making the scene work. Uncover more in this week’s newsletter and if you don’t yet subscribe - visit our link in bio. #WritingCraft #WritingTips #AllAboutWriting #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingMotivation #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritingAdvice
    Did you know you can find our past webinars right Did you know you can find our past webinars right on YouTube? With 46 Creative Writing Webinars and 8 dedicated to Short Stories, you're sure to find the inspiration to spark the next part of your own writing journey. WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@allaboutwritingcourses/playlists And while you're there, don't forget to subscribe. For more free resources, visit our website: https://allaboutwritingcourses.com #allaboutwritingcourses #allaboutwriting #WritingCraft #WritingTips #AllAboutWriting #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingMotivation #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritingAdvice
    Looking to connect with a like-minded community of Looking to connect with a like-minded community of writers? Become part of our inner-circle of writers and experience on-going support and companionship on your writing journey. At a monthly writers’ circle meeting, acclaimed writers, Richard Beynon or Dr Jo-Anne Richards, will hear your writing, offer feedback and answer your writing questions. #WritingCraft #WritingTips #AllAboutWriting #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingMotivation #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritingAdvice
    ✍️ Upcoming FREE WEBINAR: Two Crime Writers, T ✍️ Upcoming FREE WEBINAR: Two Crime Writers, Two Very Different Worlds ✍️ Join us for a conversation with Tony Park & Bonnie Espie on the craft, challenges and sense of place behind two distinctive South African crime series. 💻Live Zoom Event: Monday 13 July 2026 🇬🇧17:00 to 18:00 (UK time) 🇿🇦18:00 to 19:00 (South Africa Time) What you'll get: ● An inside look at how Tony Park has sustained his Sonja Kurtz series across six novels – and what it took to write King of Beasts, the long-awaited sequel to his very first book ● Bonnie Espie on writing Lifting the Lid, the second in her Winifred and Sylvie series set in the fictional winelands village of Riviersvalleij ● A conversation about sense of place – how the African bush and the Cape winelands shape plot, character and mood ● Two very different publishing journeys, compared side by side ● Live Q&A with both authors Sign up via link in bio. #writingwebinar #freewebinar #writinglife #allaboutwriting
    Keep your friends close - and your neighbours clos Keep your friends close - and your neighbours closer. This week on the water - we shared printed copies of the free ebook “Murder as a Matter of Taste” with our neighbours who provide inspiration for the James Clatterbridge series. If you’d like an ebook - sign up via LINK IN BIO or visit www.allaboutwritingcourses.com/richard-beynon #RJBeynon #JamesClatterbridge #allaboutwriting
    This week, Richard dives into the very heart of th This week, Richard dives into the very heart of the writing challenge: “Every character you write is a character you are not. I mean that quite literally. Yes, I know many of us base our early protagonists on ourselves... Using yourself as your model for characters is quite natural. But the moment your protagonist ceases to be a direct copy of yourself – the moment you give her a different childhood, a different set of insecurities, a different way of entering a room – you are already doing the thing that some writers treat as a special and dangerous challenge. You are already inventing. You are already entering into the consciousness of another... The challenge of writing characters who are not you is not an exception to the craft of fiction. It is the craft of fiction. It is what you are always doing, every time you sit down. The question is not whether you can do it. The question is how you do it honestly.” Read more in this week’s newsletter and if you don’t yet subscribe - visit our link in bio. #WritingCraft #WritingTips #AllAboutWriting #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingMotivation #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritingAdvice
    We’re thrilled that Bedford here in the UK is la We’re thrilled that Bedford here in the UK is launching a literary festival, Write by the River, in September. Richard’s contribution to help make it a success is a short writing workshop. If you live within striking distance of Bedford, then sign up for a free two hour workshop, The Power of Place.​ Link in bio. #writebytheriver #writingworkshop @writebytheriver
    How do you write a memoir – from the first journ How do you write a memoir – from the first journal entry to the finished book on a shelf? Watch the REPLAY of The Story Behind: Unbridling now up on our blog. Listen via the Link in our Bio. Sheryl and Sandy James, the mother and daughter behind the memoir Unbridling, joined Karina Szczurek and Kerry Hammerton of Indeed Books for a conversation about journaling, writing through difficult emotions, navigating the people in your story who are still living, and what it really takes to move from manuscript to published book. It was a generous, collaborative discussion, and participants came away with both practical publishing advice and a renewed sense of permission to tell their own stories honestly. Keep your eyes peeled for our next Free Webinar or sign up for our newsletter to stay in touch. www.allaboutwritingcourses.com #allaboutwriting #Iamwriting #webinar #writingresource
    This week, Richard asks writers to “copy the her This week, Richard asks writers to “copy the heron” - to “observe: watch, listen, make notes. Then consider all the ways in which what you’ve observed might be shaped to form a story, or be absorbed by a story to serve a dramatic need.” Grab a mug of tea or a coffee, or a glass of wine if so inclined, and read more in your inbox this week and if you don't subscribe already sign up now via the link in bio, and if you do, share it with a friend. #WritingCraft #WritingTips #AllAboutWriting #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingMotivation #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritingAdvice
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