Viewpoint – How To Bring...

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...

read more

Write a Memoir – How to ...

Nov 25, 2008 by Melinda Copp

Everyone has a story to tell, and unfortunately those stories aren’t always pleasant. What makes memoirs and other personal...

read more

5 Things You Should Know About...

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...

read more

Flashbacks – How to Use ...

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...

read more

How to Pull Great Story Ideas ...

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...

read more

How crafty word order can inst...

Nov 9, 2008 by Philip Yaffe

I am usually very reticent about offering writing tips. Unless they are linked to the absolute, inescapable fundamental principles of...

read more