by Deanne Adams | become a writer, confident writing, how to write books, improving your writing skills, storytelling |
‘Sure, I’ll read your boring novel. The way you’ve told it is like wading through mud, your characters speak like robots and you’ve written lots of dull and pointless description, but I know you’ve spent time writing it and you think...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, become a writer, improving your writing skills, rejection |
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 tell you him or herself. I am a writer. I work with...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, confident writing, improving your writing skills |
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 sentences you’ve just...
