The shot gun technique is so well known, and anticipated, by audiences and readers that omitting it becomes as big an error as over using it. This will increase the anticipation as the reader tries to work out which weapon will be used.

Monday, 9 February 2009. The Defining Nature of Story. There is something fundamentally human about the need to tell, hear, and participate in stories. Even in the most complex and extreme circumstances, such as the cu.

Since starting to write in November 2003, I have been on a very steep learning curve. I knew nothing about how to write a novel, how to construct a story, how to develop characters,and zilch about the publishing industry. If you find yourself in the same boat maybe these hints and tips will help you on your way. Monday, 19 March 2007. This is the process I use to write a novel. I start with a an idea.

Friday, 13 February 2009. The Importance of Character Flaws. This episode failed spectacularly to live up to the usual good standards of the series, but to me, it served to highlight why the character of Dr House is so fascinating.

Friday, 13 February 2009. Below is the best explenation I have ever found to explain the relationships between all the elements of a plot. This is lifted directly from Nathan Bransfords blog. Think of a book like a really big door, preferably one of those Parisian ones that are thick and heavy and last hundreds of years. For me, coming up .

Monday, 9 February 2009. If you are wondering what sort of website to build it will depend very much on the type of information you want to present, how you want to interact with your readers, and how you intend to make use of the website. It allows you to show off what skills you have and what you have produced to date. Whilst I would recommend usi.

Because the eye automatically jumps between repeated words on a page.

This is an edited version of an excellent four-part blog by Anne Mimi from her site Author! If this subject grabs you I highly recommend you read whole series of blogs. This is the link to the first in the series. Could adding a line or two here or there beef up her presence in the scene? Or against her mother? How about every half-page? Now turn to the scenes where.