SIMPLY WRITING – The Blurb Paints A Thousand Words

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The Oxford Dictionary defines a blurb as ‘a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.’ A great definition, yet a blurb is so much more than the word ‘description’ suggests. This is the enticer that goes on the back of your book, or the …

SIMPLY WRITING – THE NOT-SO-SCARY SYNOPSIS – MAJOR TURNING POINTS

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Those who joined me last month will remember that we discussed the opening paragraphs of our synopsis, namely, the ORIENTATION. Just to jog your memory, the orientation comprises of four parts – a hook, central theme, world-building and central characters (GMC). Once we’ve oriented our readers into our story, our next …

Why judging competitions is a great lesson in writing

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For the past couple of weeks, I found myself slumped between writing projects, staring at a blank screen with not a creative thought in sight. Not because I had no idea what to start next – inspiration for a new series has plagued me relentlessly for the past six months …

Romantic Suspense DownUnder

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RDSU’s First Guest – Michelle Somers! For the original post, please visit Romantic Suspense Down Under Our very first guest on RSDU is the lovely Michelle Somers whose serialised romantic suspense novel Lethal in Love is taking the internet by storm! Take it away Michelle!  Why did I team up a detective and a …