Mervyn Love | The Cuckleburr Times

Dec 3, 2008 by Mervyn Love

Why is viewpoint so important in telling your story? Surely it’s obvious that the story is presented from the point of view of...

Nov 24, 2008 by Mervyn Love

More than ever before readers are crying out for something to lift them out of the tide of dire news and the pressures of modern...

Nov 19, 2008 by Mervyn Love

Flashbacks can usefully be employed to create suspense in a story, or develop a character. By interjecting something from the past...

Nov 9, 2008 by Mervyn Love

The thing about ideas is that they are not tangible. They are inside your head – except, of course, when your head has a blank...

Oct 31, 2008 by Mervyn Love

Some writers claim they can sit down with a good idea for a novel and bash away until it’s finished. It takes an extraordinary...