Tips for Effective Writing

1. Show, don’t tell. 2. Get straight into the story – something has to happen to get the reader hooked. 3. Keep the reader guessing (don’t give away too much too soon. Make the reader work – you don’t have to explain everything). 4. Take the characters on a journey (this can be a physical […]

Having the right to Write

This book will set you free in very many ways. People think that writing is about: – methodology writing aids qualifications knowing ’people’ calculation & classes and surprisingly it isn’t, its about ideas and having fun with them.

other content

There is a lot of content on this site regarding a Scottish welder Sydney Banks. Sydney was a very unhappy man, frustrated by the work he did, his mangers and colleagues. One day he had an insight that transformed him to a cheerful optimistic man. For 26 years he tried to tell us about his […]

handy writer’s app

The “Tips” and “Social” are free. The rest (which are articles from the magazine) require you to subscribe. It’s a long running quality mag but I wanted you to be aware that this “free” app isn’t really that free.   Happy Writing!   there is a 7 day free trial but who knows what the […]

Reading helps us write

Creative Writing is only exciting to write if we (and our readers) see something new in the story we tell. We rely on inspiration to get us “dreaming” about the journey we guide our reader on.  Your best source of inspiration is a “creative person” (might be a musician, an artist, dancer etc.) whose work […]