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1. The characters have to be believable and relatable with a real sense of depth.
2. Every character has to exist for a reason – I had ‘...
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Pace and plot
A well-paced narrative that keeps a reader hooked from the opening sentences through to the closing pages of a book is a difficult but sought after skill. This collection of articles on pace and plot provide essential tips on how to keep your readers turning those pages.
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Creative Writing Lecturer Derek Neale - in the second piece in his four-part 'Developing Your Style' series - on the thought process behind selecting...
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What do James Joyce’s Ulysses and Graham Swift’s novel Last Orders have in common. Not a lot, you may think. You would be wrong. The answer is...
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Pantsers write by the seat of their pants. They may have a rough idea of the story in mind but generally fly where their imagination takes them,...
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10. So, musicality is one technique for drawing the reader on.
9. Formatting is another.
But the myriad of ways in which this...
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Pace is one of the trickiest things to get right, and one of the most important things to plan. At school, children are taught that a story should...