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7 Point Story Structure [Resources]
In response to a question to me, I have not created a 7 Point Story Structure, but have shared many of them. Here’s an amalgamation of resource links. As we move into the big annual NaNoWriMo many of...
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7 Masterplots or More… [Resources]
A few days ago I published “7 Point Structure” in response to an email question. But, over the time in writing and publishing I had returned to my email questioner to ask exactly what was meant – when...
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NaNoPrep, NaNoPlanMo or Preptober [Resources]
As usual, I am personally of two minds concerning joining up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) again this year. But if I do write within the month challenge, I want to go in with minimal...
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New Resources Page
My old self-named author site is being shut down – I find this WordPress.com website ample for the now. In the process, and in preparation for next month’s NaNoWriMo, I’ve created a Free Resources page...
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NaNoWriMo Hashed
I’m making NaNoWriMo my own, after freaking out about the date. Today here in Sydney it’s the 28th, with only four days to go before NaNo starts, and I find myself unready. I have spent the past month...
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Job Done
Every year I do this thing, it gets harder. At 55K words, this morning I made the sudden decision to finalise off my NaNoWriMo challenge, submitted the manuscript (obscurated), picked up the badges,...
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What is the Science Fantasy Genre?
“Science fantasy is a mixed genre within the umbrella of speculative fiction which simultaneously draws upon and/or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. It also sometimes...
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March Arrives with an Update
Just a quick update. I’ve been missing from my blog over the past few months, for many reasons – The long school holidays here in Sydney, accompanied by world record heat (if anyone doesn’t agree that...
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Writing Personality?
Just for fun. Before starting my writing day this morning, I was doing some organising through some Pinterest boards, and came across this graphic. I find using the Myers-Briggs personality profiles...
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Seriously?? Two years later. Bugger.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana ~ variously attributed to Groucho Marx, Spike Milligan or Terry Wogan. I left this blog for another last year, but have since closed that interloper...
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My Latest for Productivity Self-Care as a Writer
I’m always after the best productivity and self-care tools, but lately I’ve switched over to a few which really seem to be setting into stone for me for usefulness, so here they are, my top 6...
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Just a quick update. I’ve been missing from my blog over the past few months, for many reasons – The long school holidays here in Sydney, accompanied by world record heat (if anyone doesn’t agree that...
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Writing Personality?
Just for fun. Before starting my writing day this morning, I was doing some organising through some Pinterest boards, and came across this graphic. I find using the Myers-Briggs personality profiles...
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