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Chattin’ Script
I recently listened to a podcast that featured the screenwriter Randall Wallace, who was talking about writing one of his most famous screenplays, Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson. He was speaking…
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What’s your style…and why?
Are you a behaviourist or a surrealist when it comes to creative writing?
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Walking and Writing
I have often extolled the value of running and writing yet of late, I’m more inclined to think that walking and writing are better partners. When I completed two half…
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Learning From What Came Before
I recently finished Lawrence Weschler's book, Everything that Rises. Throughout the book, Weschler connects seemingly disparate works of art, political figures, and historical events, describing how the people at the center…
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A Setting with a Soul
The setting of my novel in progress is Prague – a city where I lived in the mid 1990s. It’s a dazzlingly gorgeous place, a jumble of architecture built over…
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
In the first book of the Harry Potter series, The Philosopher’s Stone, our young protagonist lives the life of an unloved adopted child. That is, until magic literally bursts into…
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Learning Through Journalism
For a good few years, I wrote monthly features for the lifestyle and business magazines of my regional newspaper. Animal Matters covered a broad canvas from animal rescues to a…
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Harness Your Passion
Animals have always played a huge part in my life. Horses, dogs and cats in the main, but with a smattering of smaller creatures like white mice (to the horror…
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When Writing is Akin to Knitting
Writing for me is like knitting a pair of socks: one-word-at-a-time, one-stitch-at a-time. One-sentence-at-a-time, one-row-at-a-time. Turning points and turning heels. Weaving threads. Overcoming challenges. Running out of yarn/momentum. Shaping. Adding…
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Why Start Writing?
Jos Biggs writes about how she started writing after she retired to Spain.