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Creative writing resolution It's that time of year again, isn't it? The time for well-intentioned resolutions which may or may not last until the end of January. I've given a lot of thought to my creative writing resolution. It's simple and it's going to be tough... Read Full Post
Starting to write - one huge step for Caroline Coxon? A new project. Starting to write? One huge step for most writers, not just me, I would assert. And the joy, when the title page is complete and...oh, dear, can't stop at the title page. But it's a start, isn't it? Read Full Post
Rejection is part of the journey toward success It's hardly ever easy receiving rejection letters or slips from publishers, agents or anyone at all - but we can choose different ways to react to them. Some ways are more helpful than others. Read Full Post
Stream of consciousness - love it or hate it? Internal monologues, streams of consciousness? Willaim Faulkner, Virginia Woolf and James Joyce famously used them. I adore them. Some people hate them. What about you? Read Full Post
On adjectives: Don’t say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we’ve read the description. We've all heard that adage 'show, don't tell,' but was C.S.Lewis a bit too extreme in his assertions? Read Full Post
Oh how I moan sometimes: it's too hard, I can't think of the next word/sentence/paragraph/idea, no-one appreciates my work, not another rejection email surely? And so on and so forth. Then I remember, it's my choice... Read Full Post
Creative writing: A hidden spark of the dream sleeps in the forest and waits in the celestial spheres of the brain. My creative writing tutor presents the class with prompts, catalysts, each week to inspire a twenty minute exercise. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it surely doesn't! Read Full Post
It's a shame publishers send rejection slips Rejection slips...well, more likely emails, these days. They're pretty useless once read. What about something more creative that would at least give you an end-product if you accumulated enough of them? Read Full Post
Writer envy: I don't have a photograph but you can have my footprints. Sometimes, listening to other writers, or reading their work, can inspire; sometimes it just makes me feel like giving up. Read Full Post
Friday 13th. Superstitious? But bad luck makes good stories Caroline feels slightly ashamed of herself - because when disasters happen, they DO make good stories... Read Full Post
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