writing
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When I saw the image below, I thought how true it is of writing. As writers, we all have a dream – whether it’s to be a best-selling author, a weekly columnist, or an article or short story writer. That dream can be achieved, even from the smallest start. But the most important thing is…
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Dastardly Dashes! Last week, it was the turn of the exclamation mark and this week it’s the turn of the dash (-). A dash is often used as a short interruption in text and like exclamation marks, a few are fine but overloading your script with them makes it harder on the eyes to read,…
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I recently came across a limerick writing competition. I haven’t written a limerick in ages so I thought I’d give the competition a miss. But the idea of writing a limerick keeps coming back. Traditional limericks have five lines, where the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, with seven to ten syllables in each line.…
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It’s been a very busy week Writers Bureau-wise, with lots of assignments to mark. Though, I thoroughly enjoy this aspect of my work; the students all have such creative ideas and it’s always a pleasure to help in any way I can. I’m also immersed in the joys of editing my children’s books – I’m…
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The famous author, Mark Twain, has many a great quote to his name. I love the following one: ‘Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed.’
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Looks like only one of us is going to get some work done today!
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Exclamation Marks!!!!! Exclamation marks are often used as a tool to draw readers’ eyes to a funny or unbelievable point. Don’t overdo them. A couple is fine but if a script is peppered with them they cease to have the desired effect and detract from the writing itself. What’s more, they’re certain to put an…
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As many writers will agree, the saying ‘Don’t give up the day job’ aptly applies to writers. Some writers are lucky and carve out lucrative careers, writing best-selling novels, columns, articles and short stories. But a lot of writers struggle to get into print and so for them, the day job has to stay. The…
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This week, it’s catch up time and things are finally coming together after a busy half-term. After a friend’s computer decided to bite the dust, taking a lot of her work with it, I thought it was time I took a look through my stored files to see what I need to store and what…
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My ‘Funny of the Week’ usually features something writing related but having come across the video for the ‘No No No Cat’, today, it has to have my nomination for ‘Funny of the Week’. No matter how many times I watch it, it still makes me smile.
Esther Chilton 