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September 25, 2016
Can meditation really improve your storytelling?
Meditation just involves sitting on the floor, searching for nirvana…doesn’t it? Well no. There are many different types of meditation, depending on what you want to get out of them. But in this post I’m only going to focus on two, both of which I think can help you improve not only your storytelling, but...
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September 22, 2016
3 Reasons Why Writers Should Stop To Feed the Ducks
Writers by their very nature are often solitary, and often very ‘indoorsy’. Unless they make the effort to do so, it probably never crosses their mind to feed the ducks in their local park. It’s a great shame, because an incredibly simple act can actually have 3 benefits for their storytelling. This post is inspired...
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The Magpie & The Wardrobe: A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic and Spells
Curiosity is indeed an apt subtitle for this particular folklore collection, as it stimulates your curiosity as well as your interest. So just how good is The Magpie & The Wardrobe: A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic and Spells? You can watch this as a video review over on Youtube below, or keep reading if you prefer text!...
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September 19, 2016
Can Visiting Art Galleries Improve Your Writing?
Art galleries don’t often figure on anyone’s radar, let alone a writer’s. Instead, they’re just somewhere to go when the weather is bad, or someone has come to visit your home town and you’re not sure what else to show them. But art galleries and exhibitions can actually provide an excellent opportunity to improve your...
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Want to be a freelancer but don’t know where to start?
The freelancer occupies an interesting position in the workplace. They’re self-employed, so they have all of the problems associated with finding clients, filing tax returns, and marketing a business. But they also have tremendous freedom to take on the projects that interest them, work where and when they want, and build a lifestyle that suits their...
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September 16, 2016
3 cool ways that weather rocks your fictional world!
Weather is quite possibly the most common conversational topic, at least in the United Kingdom. It also contributed to one of the most widely quoted opening lines; “It was a dark and stormy night” But can weather do anything else to your fiction, other than setting the scene, or giving characters something to talk about?...
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September 15, 2016
How are reflections important in western folklore?
Mirrors form a huge part of popular culture, and films like Snow White or Mirror, Mirror play on their magical properties. But the reflections themselves are equally important, either revealing the truth, or visions of the future. Given it’s bad luck to have two mirrors facing one another, what they show is clearly of interest! So...
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September 13, 2016
Why should you walk in the shoes of your characters?
Point of view can be a tricky subject for writers. Does it just refer to whether you’re writing in first person, or third? It can do, but point of view can also be a brilliant way to get under the skin of your characters and find out what really makes them tick. And if you...
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September 12, 2016
Inside All Saints Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
All Saints is one of the four original parish churches of Newcastle upon Tyne. Along with St Andrew’s, St Nicholas’, and St John’s, it provided spiritual sustenance for the old medieval city. But given it fell into disuse in the late 1950s, many people wonder what the old Georgian church looks like inside. Thanks to the...
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September 11, 2016
3 easy ways to use authentic emotions in your writing
Emotions are the bridge that connects the writer with the reader. In her 52 Dates for Writers, Claire Wingfield points out that fiction really needs authentic emotions. That’s not just for your characters – that’s also for your readers. Instalment 7 of 52 Dates for Writers revolves around problem-solving for you as a writer. Dates...
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