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How some routine research can unexpectedly unearth diamonds

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AdviceGill ThompsonNovember 11, 2025Comment
Know your characters inside out!
Know your characters inside out!

Readers are more interested in the internal than the external 

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CharactersGill ThompsonNovember 11, 2025Comment
Setting your Scene
Setting your Scene

Two types of landscapes

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AdviceGill ThompsonAugust 22, 2024Setting, Landscape, Aspley GuiseComment
The Chameleon Writer
The Chameleon Writer

INHABITING DIFFERENT CHARACTERS

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CharactersGill ThompsonNovember 23, 2023Comment
The Prologue Debate
The Prologue Debate

Are they are a help or a hindrance?

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StyleGill ThompsonSeptember 8, 2023Comment
Walk a Mile in my Shoes
Walk a Mile in my Shoes
AdviceGill ThompsonJuly 24, 2023Comment
Keep it Simple!
Keep it Simple!

Choosing language with impact.

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StyleGill ThompsonApril 20, 2023Comment
Murder Your Darlings!
Murder Your Darlings!

Sacrificing your pride for better writing

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AdviceGill ThompsonApril 20, 2023Comment
Taking your reader there – Eva Glyn
Taking your reader there – Eva Glyn

Creating a sense of place.

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StyleGill ThompsonJanuary 28, 2023Comment
A Hard-Won Victory
A Hard-Won Victory

It’s all about tenacity

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AdviceGill ThompsonJuly 14, 2021Comment
Coming up with a Title
Coming up with a Title

It’s a democratic process.

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AdviceGill ThompsonJune 29, 2021Comment
The Chance Remark that Proves a Golden Nugget.
The Chance Remark that Proves a Golden Nugget.

The value of ‘throwaway comments.’

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AdviceGill ThompsonJune 22, 2021Comment
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