Arrive Late, Leave Early: How to Write Fast-Paced Fiction

Arrive Late, Leave Early: How to Write Fast-Paced Fiction

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The phrase ‘arrive late, leave early’ has become a mantra for many screenwriters. Today’s audience is hungry for immediate entertainment and the average scene in a film lasts one to three minutes – or one to three pages. Screenwriter William Goldman...
Writing Plot Twists

Writing Plot Twists

Monday, June 20, 2022

Surprise is more powerful than any other emotion in its ability to move people: to laugh, to gasp, or to turn to the next chapter! Readers enjoy ‘not knowing’ and finding out, but they love thinking they know and finding out they were wrong, especially if...
Wordiness

Wordiness

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

HOW TO CUT WORDS WITHOUT LOSING ANYTHING One of the key edits to complete when polishing a manuscript is a ‘wordiness’ edit. Cicero said, ‘Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.’ Whether you’re looking...
How to Run an Effective Writing Workshop

How to Run an Effective Writing Workshop

Friday, January 14, 2022

Having participated in writing workshops at two universities as well as in an informal context, I have seen firsthand how they can motivate, forge connections, and most importantly transform a work-in-progress. Aside from the obvious benefits of receiving feedback,...

Psychic Distance – October 6

Monday, December 27, 2021

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