This week:
• I focus on the word ‘unsolicited’
• I have grown up with this
• I suggest a way to make sure your advice is solicited
Category Archives: Writing
Writing female secondary characters: why it’s important and how to do it
This week, secondary characters:
• Are most likely to default to male
• Are important representation
• Demonstrate the values of your society (and your writing)
Secondary Characters, Narrative and Comedy – Review of Redshirts by John Scalzi
This week, Redshirts is:
• A fun romp through the Universal Union
• Sneakily asking ethical questions
• Much more meta than I anticipated
The King’s Man: how it made promises to the audience and… why it didn’t deliver
This week:
• The King’s Man sets up a great action story
• It then fails to deliver
• I have my theories as to why
Bing Crosby’s character development in ‘White Christmas’: an analysis
This week, White Christmas:
• Is a classic of its genre
• Demonstrates some elegant character development
• Is for life, not just for Christmas
Why join a Writing Circle?
This week, I reveal that writing circles:
• Can actually help you improve your writing
• Are very variable in tone
• Can host a range of events for writers
Why your English Teacher didn’t want you to write ‘said’
This week:
• Teachers actually do their jobs
• Language changes according to your purpose
• There is teacher-me and writer-me
My 3 Favourite podcasts about writing and what you’ll learn from them
This week, writing podcasts can be:
• As long as a piece of string
• Chuckle-worthy
• Heaven on a hat stand
Six reasons to listen to writing podcasts
This week, listening to writing podcasts:
• Is an affordable way to develop craft
• Makes me part of a writing community
• Builds my enthusiasm for writing
How to Write a Review of a Book: accuracy, opinion and kindness
This week:
• I divide reviewing into two parts
• I reveal my podcast-listening habits
• People can actually write accurate reviews!