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Friday 27 September 2013

Overcoming Insecurity


Overcoming Insecurity 

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“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath

Writing For Someone You Know

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Writing For Someone You Know
(Thoughts on Stephen King’s ‘Ideal Reader’ Concept)


A slightly shorter post, this time, as I’m very busy with quite a few projects, some of which are writing and some of which aren’t. But I became inspired to write about a particular topic today - one which I believe everyone should keep in mind when writing, whether fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose.

Thursday 26 September 2013

How to Exposit correctly


How to Exposit Correctly
(Avoiding Infodumps, 'As you know' and other informational pitfalls)

No, don’t be scared. The title is referring to a writing technique, as much as it sounds like a painful ablution. No, really. The purpose of this post is to take a look at exposition, its value in storytelling, and the right and wrong ways to do it (and yes, 'Exposit' really is a word. I looked it up).

Friday 20 September 2013

Fluid Dialogue in Prose

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Fluid Dialogue in Prose

(A post regarding the art of conversation)

 

They say that the art of conversation is a dying art form; most of the time, I'm inclined to agree. No one talks to each other anymore. Well, not verbally anyway. These days it's always IM this and SMS that; what happened to opening our pie holes and flapping our gums? It's rather upsetting to see that happen. Just as upsetting as it is to see little dialogue in books, especially fluid prose and stories. But, perhaps even worse than that is bad dialogue.

Tuesday 17 September 2013

The Staircase In The Rubble

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The Staircase In The Rubble
(A Post Regarding Commitment And Motivation)

Let’s talk about writing.

Writing is difficult. It requires a huge amount of dedication, focus, commitment, patience and stubborn will. It’s the reason that there are far more wannabe writers than there are published authors. Somewhere along the line, we all realise that it just isn’t working.

Thursday 12 September 2013

Playlist: "Let's Live Life"


"Right now we are alive and in this moment I swear we are infinite"

-Perks of Being a Wallflower



Australia - Amanda Palmer

Panic Station - Muse

Kill Your Heroes - Awolnation

Shake It Out- Florence and the Machine

Can't Relive the Party - Toussaint Morrison, Dr. Wylie

Dancing in the Moonlight - Acacia Bollinger

Diet Mountain Dew - Lana Del Rey

Youtopia - Armin van Buuren ft Owl City

Thursday 5 September 2013

Interview: Sebastian Peters

Sebastian Peters is a young, independent author from Ipswich, England, whose first book came out in recent months, with aspirations for much more to come in the near future. We Might Be Writers managed to acquire an interview with Peters over Facebook instant messages, conducted by Reece Bridger. Contains sparse cursing.
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Wednesday 4 September 2013

Well, Hi There!

Hello everyone! You've probably guessed what this blog is about, so welcome along! This is for all writers out there of any genre, style and calibre. Our aim is to provide a wealth of indispensable writing resources featuring tonnes of writing advice, interviews with authors, guest posts, ideas and playlists for inspiration, book/film reviews, examples of our work and much more...