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When Writing is an Uphill Struggle

When Writing is an Uphill Struggle

How do we keep going when the words won’t come?

AdviceGill ThompsonJune 9, 2020Comment

Improbable Truths

Improbable Truths

Making the apparently unreal sound real

PlotGill ThompsonJune 2, 2020Comment

Domestic Detail

Domestic Detail

How the ordinary can reveal the extraordinary

StyleGill ThompsonMay 26, 2020Comment

Creative Writing Books I would Recommend

Creative Writing Books I would Recommend

Four game changers

AdviceGill ThompsonMay 19, 2020Comment

How do you tell a Story?

How do you tell a Story?

A Lesson from V.E Day

PlotGill ThompsonMay 12, 2020Comment

Getting your facts right

Getting your facts right

How much detail do you need?

Gill ThompsonMay 5, 2020Comment

Putting the I.T. into EdI.T.ing

Putting the I.T. into EdI.T.ing

How to speed up the revision process

Gill ThompsonApril 28, 2020Comment

What Shakespeare Knew

What Shakespeare Knew

Another lesson from the bard

PlotGill ThompsonApril 21, 2020Comment

Dig Deep

Dig Deep

Harnessing our innermost feelings

CharactersGill ThompsonApril 14, 2020Comment

Conveying Location Remotely

Conveying Location Remotely

How to write about places when you can’t go out

AdviceGill ThompsonApril 7, 2020Comment

A Sense of Deja Vu?

A Sense of Deja Vu?

Echos of World War 2

CharactersGill ThompsonMarch 31, 2020Comment

A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love

A tale of two selfless mothers.

PlotGill ThompsonMarch 22, 2020Comment