Category: Writing
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Solid writing advice from this Netflix romcom
On the weekend I watched the romantic comedy Set It Up, a 2018 Netflix film, with my partner and a friend. It was great fun and had some excellent lines – I would recommend the watch! However, it was the unexpected writing advice that caught my attention in particular. The scene starts at about the […]
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Camp NaNoWriMo
Hey campers, who’s joining me? It’s my first attempt at what the folks at NaNoWriMo have pitched as a “virtual writing retreat” where you set your own focused writing goal for the month of April. I had no plans to join until a writer friend prompted me yesterday and I realised it was just what […]
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Show your villain is powerful without killing your hero: 4 options
Hero vs villain. Good vs evil. Protagonist vs antagonist. Friend vs foe. How can we make our villains big and bad and dangerous without wiping out our main character in the first scene? That’d make for a rather short and unsatisfying story. Where’s the drama, the tension, the stakes?! It hardly gives us time to […]
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When scenes become chapters
Throughout the drafting process for my cosy mystery novel – placeholder title: Milverton Mysteries 1 – I’ve been working in scenes. But as I prepare to bring in some fresh eyes, it’s time to organise these scenes into chapters. I’ve grouped some scenes, split others, and otherwise set about ending each chapter with the reader […]
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Diverse Stories – free books on Kobo
Duck and Dive has been selected for a special Kobo free promotion highlighting diverse stories! According to Kobo, this is “a category meant to highlight the stories of marginalized groups (e.g. Black stories, indigenous stories, mental health stories, stories with disabled protagonists, LGBTQIA+ stories, etc.).” There are some fantastic reads in this week’s giveaway – […]
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Live, laugh, LUST.
The boys just want to have a nice time this Valentine’s Day 🏳️🌈😘 Dive into this light, fun, gay romcom novella series for 🇺🇸 99c / 🇬🇧 99p / 🇨🇦 1.99 / 🇦🇺🇳🇿 1.99
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Holiday reading: 99p/99c for a quick, light, fun gay romcom
We love our families dearly, but they can be a bit much at this time of year… Hide away in the other room for an hour or two and get stuck into this quick, light and fun read. It’s as cheap as it gets across all countries and retailers. Grab your copy from Amazon (US, […]
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The Office Affair – a pre-lockdown short story
This short story is a scandalous bite-sized tale which can be devoured in only a few minutes. I’ve included a little preview here for Day 22 of my bookish Advent calendar, and you can read the whole thing by jumping on my mailing list. It’s totally free, and you’ll get this story and another right […]
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