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Cinderella is Dead: Book Review
Plot summary for Cinderella is Dead Cinderella is dead, but her story lives on. The teenage girls of Lille are obliged, by law, to follow in her footsteps. They present themselves at the annual ball and hope to be beautiful enough to attract a husband. If they fail to...
Past or Present Tense: Which is your Best Option?
It’s one of the first things you decide when you start writing: past or present tense? You may not even have been aware of the decision! But the minute you started writing your story, even just a tiny piece of it, you made the choice. Sometimes I work with writers who...
Twenty Years a Stranger: Book Review
Twenty Years a Stranger blurb Is it possible for anyone to really know another person? That is the question Grace King must ask herself when she receives an email informing her that the man she has been married to for the last twenty years is an accomplished con-man,...
NaNoWriMo 2020 – Four Lessons Learned
What were the lessons learned from NaNoWriMo this year? Before I go into that, just a little context: I wrote most of this post in the morning on Saturday 28th November. At that point, I was at just over 35,000 words, more than 11,000 words short of where I was meant...
In the Sweep of the Bay: Book Review
In the Sweep of the Bay blurb This warm-hearted tale explores marriage, love, and longing, set against the majestic backdrop of Morecambe Bay, the Lakeland Fells, and the faded splendour of the Midland Hotel.Ted Marshall meets Rene in the dance halls of Morecambe and...
Close Third-Person Perspective: Four Biggest Disadvantages
We’ve talked about the advantages of a close third-person perspective, but what about the disadvantages? I’ve written a few blog posts detailing the pros and cons of different narrative perspectives. You can find the posts on first-person perspective here: advantages...