by Deanne Adams | improving your writing skills, storytelling |
The One Thing that Makes a Good Story.. What makes a story a good one? Ask one person and he will say, “Action, and lots of it.” Ask another and she will say, “I want to get to know the characters and what makes them tick.” Ask a third and you will get the answer, “I...
by Deanne Adams | confident writing, improving your writing skills, story writing |
Think you don’t have the imagination to tell stories? Yes, you DO! First of all, let’s clarify what we mean when we talk about that phenomenon called ‘imagination’. Imagination is the ability we humans have to conjure up pictures, sounds,...
by Deanne Adams | improving your writing skills, story writing, storytelling |
Want to tell your story and make real connections? Learn the secret… What’s the big secret? … The story is not about you! How can your story possibly not be about you? You’re the one who lived through the events, right? Sure you did. However, once...
by Deanne Adams | confident writing, improving your writing skills, rejection |
Is nobody reading your stories? You’re probably doing THIS wrong… You write a story/article/100,000 word novelised biography, put it out there… and nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nobody (apart from your mum) seems to care. It’s a powerful story,...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, become a writer, improving your writing skills, rejection |
Four things you should never say to a writer… There are some awful things you might have said to a friend who loves writing. You probably said them in all innocence. Allow me to explain why you should never, ever repeat them, since your friend is unlikely to...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, confident writing, improving your writing skills |
Three myths about good writing There are many myths about what makes good writing. Here I debunk three of them… 1. Good writing needs to be grammatically correct. Not always. Controversial? Not particularly – just common sense. Take another look at those three...
