How do you turn the film playing in your head into effective storytelling? Explore the writing-world equivalents of camera angles, cuts and pacing, and how structural elements can transform your novel.
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Creative writing groups: they’re many and varied. Find the right one for you.
Who here attends in-person creative writing groups? 🙋♀️ TL;DR – They’re so varied. If you try one and don’t like it, try others. Here are some reflections on the creative writing groups I’ve attended over the years. ⭐ A weekly group in a Leeds cafe after closing, perhaps a Thursday evening. Great. Nice atmosphere. GoodContinue reading “Creative writing groups: they’re many and varied. Find the right one for you.”
Elevating Fictional Dialogue: When the unwritten rules of successful communication should be followed, and when they need to be broken.
In their studies, linguistics undergrads learn about Paul Grice‘s work on conversation, considering the Cooperative Principle and its maxims – four unwritten rules for successful verbal interaction: 💡 Quantity: Judge the right amount to say.🌐 Relevance: Keep your words pertinent to the conversation.🗣 Manner: Be clear, precise, and maintain order in communication.🤥 Quality: Tell theContinue reading “Elevating Fictional Dialogue: When the unwritten rules of successful communication should be followed, and when they need to be broken.”
Cherry Edits’ 2023 Round-up. And what’s in store for 2024?
What a year! 🔢 1,048,046 words edited. That’s 16 editing projects for 11 clients, 80% of whom were writing in British English – the other 20% American English. All projects were fiction-based, across a range of genres, with my top three genres occupying the top 3 spots – I’m mainly known for fantasy, women’s fiction,Continue reading “Cherry Edits’ 2023 Round-up. And what’s in store for 2024?”
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