Category: On writing
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Twice not shy, ‘Writing Naked’
I have a couple of flash fiction pieces published in the upcoming anthology ‘Twice Not Shy’ by local legends Night Parrot Press. My work in that anthology is different to a lot of things I’ve written before because it’s not speculative – the stories are based strongly on life and my own experience. They both
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What I’m learning about writing, April edition
Just finished Jeff Vaandermeer’s ‘Wonderbook’. It provided me with just the right inspiration to knuckle through some short stories in the past couple of months. I was going to try to summarise everything it taught me about writing, but the book hasn’t been my only influence this month. I’ve also been doing Writer Victoria’s 5
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On villains and complex characters
JK Rowling hated a woman who used twee little bows in her hair, and she used that character trait in one of her villains. This got me thinking about what ‘villainous’ traits I know in real life and how I can borrow from them to create complex and interesting villains on the page. This is
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