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Is craft killing your creativity? 6 Apr 2013 | 02:20 am
You know why you're here. You have a story to tell. A good story. The pictures in your head are vivid, the characters rich, your life-experiences unique and particular to you. No one can see the world...
How to write for role-playing games 22 Jan 2013 | 07:55 pm
It didn't take long for the video game industry to cotton-on to the fact that the key to a great game is a great narrative. Sure, gameplay and cool characters are key, but as any creative writer will ...
Why writing blogs are boring 24 Sep 2012 | 10:00 pm
I've noticed how it works. I've started doing it myself. Take something you think you know about, or something you might have just learned; or something you'd like to know about - or something you kno...
How to write great sex 8 Sep 2012 | 12:05 am
It's the most natural thing in the world. We like to have as much of it as possible and while sometimes disappointing when it's good it's the most amazing experience imaginable. Everybody is talking a...
Why Character And Plot Are Inseparable 19 Aug 2012 | 03:09 am
Characters are what has happened Any writer worth their salt appreciates that for characters to be convincing they have to have had a life before they walk onto the page. They have to be motivated, th...
How to create and maintain narrative interest 24 Jul 2012 | 01:39 am
We all know we need a strong story with drama. We all know we need to make our stuff interesting. After all, we're all hoping people will pay us for our words. So how do we do it? How do we make our w...
How to create and maintain narrative interest 24 Jul 2012 | 01:39 am
We all know we need a strong story with drama. We all know we need to make our stuff interesting. After all, we're all hoping people will pay us for our words. So how do we do it? How do we make our w...
A letter to the playwrights of England 5 Jul 2012 | 12:44 am
Let’s talk about drama. Remember that? A term that comes from a Greek word meaning ‘action’ which is derived from ‘to act’. And that’s it. The key to all great plays - if you want drama you mus...
A letter to the playwrights of England 5 Jul 2012 | 12:44 am
Let’s talk about drama. Remember that? A term that comes from a Greek word meaning ‘action’ which is derived from ‘to act’. And that’s it. The key to all great plays - if you want drama you mus...
How to be a bloody awful writer 26 Jun 2012 | 02:54 am
Writing advice can be sickening. Stick around on the internet long enough and you'll keep reading the same old tripe, constantly regurgitated by would-be writing experts, vomiting up platitudes as if ...
