As promised, here are my notes on Jude Evans’ seminar ‘Redrafting Your Work’, given at the Winchester Writers’ Conference on 2nd July 2011. Although it is aimed at children’s writers, I’m sure Jude’s advice would be useful to anybody looking to improve their first draft. I have also typed the notes up as a tickable… [Read more…]
June 27, 2011
Did you know that the word mojo originally meant a charm or spell? These days it is used to define a sort of self confidence or self belief, as in, ‘I’ve lost my mojo!’ or alternatively, ‘I’ve got my mojo back!’ I did indeed ‘get my mojo back’ recently after hearing from an editor who… [Read more…]
August 9, 2010
Robert Goddard has published over 21 densely plotted thrillers, and I was eager to hear his tips on a subject I struggle with. The following bullet points are notes I took down while he was speaking which I hope may be useful to anyone else who wants to find out more about his plotting techniques.… [Read more…]
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July 18, 2011
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