I’ve seen a lot of stories about AI copy in the news recently and it made me curious. How could an AI write a better…
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Category: Writing Tips
Writing advice is often distilled into lists. Most of it is well meant, but unnecessarily proscriptive. So, I take all advice with that in mind.…
A Tweet from Alison Jae got me thinking: one of the enormous problems we as writers have is practicing. Nothing improves our writing like practice,…
I read an article on the Writing Cooperative by John Kerr this week about writing Flash Fiction. I found it an enjoyable and informative read. If you’re interested in Flash Fiction, it will be worth your while to cast your eye over it. You can read it here.
Clearly, there are many ways of writing a flash fiction story, but I quite like the clarity this gives the process.
I’ve done a TLDR; below and included a template for you to use at the end.
I’m fond of note-taking and often refer to my notes when writing stories, especially if I’m stuck for a character or storyline. In the past…
Penguin have put online a few web-pages with tips and hints on how to get an agent, what editors are looking for etc. If you…