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How to write, Part 3: Fiction

Posted on December 11, 2016 by dustedoff

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I’ve been writing an off and on series on writing, and decided it was high time I got around to what most people (myself included) would regard as my core competence: the writing of fiction. Fiction, whatever its length—novel, novella, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essay, Odds and Ends Tagged How to write fiction, writing fiction, writing novels, writing stories, Writing tips

Ten tips to write better

Posted on September 13, 2016 by dustedoff

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By which I mean writing that doesn’t make an editor wince. Let me provide the context to this. Every now and then, I am approached by a wannabe writer who wants me to have a look at their manuscript and … Continue reading →

Posted in Essay, Odds and Ends, Uncategorized Tagged Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, how to write, literature, Non-fiction, punctuation, spelling, Writing tips

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