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Blog: Writing Challenge: Describe yellow without using the word yellow from Thanet Creative Writers in the group Thanet Creative: Writers 1 year, 12 months ago
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writing Challenge: Describe yellow without using the word yellow in the group Thanet Creative: Writers: 1 year, 12 months ago
This week’s writing challenge is to describe something yellow, or yellow itself, but without using the word yellow.
This is an admittedly hard challenge. All attempts will be considered for our monthly-ish […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Blogging Prompt: Clichés and Tropes in the group Author Buzz HQ: 1 year, 12 months ago
This week, let’s focus on blog content. Try writing a post or two exploring some of the common clichés and tropes of your genre.
This has three benefits.
Your readers will have something they can reply […]
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Blog: Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi audiobook review – a vivid coming-of-age tale from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 12 months ago
The author narrates her powerful debut novel about a British-Indian girl who suddenly loses the ability to speakIn Mona Arshi’s debut novel, which has been s […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writing Dare: Add a comedy writer using your characters as their subject in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
Introduce a new character who slowly gets closer to the main characters before it becomes clear to them that the writer is writing a comedy with your characters as the inspiration for the comedy.
Bonus points […]
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Blog: Tom Gauld on how autumn brings out the poet in everyone – cartoon from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 12 months ago
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Blog: I Read Books: A Wizard Of Earthsea from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats 1 year, 12 months ago
A Wizard Of Earthsea In Earthsea true names are the basis of magic. Ged, known as Sparrowhawk, comes into his powers, apprenticing with a local wizard, famous […]
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Blog: Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson review – dinner with the stars from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 12 months ago
From pancakes with Jack Nicholson to drinks with Billy Wilder – stories from the great and good of TinseltownThe American Film Institute (AFI) is where H […]
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Blog: Word of the Day – Xocolatophobia from For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 12 months ago
The post Word of the Day – Xocolatophobia appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: A joint statement from Amanda and me from Neil Gaiman's Journal in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 1 year, 12 months ago
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Hullo,(Amanda is posting this on her blog as well.)After many years of marriage, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. While we […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Writing dare: Waiting for cabbo in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
Start a chapter with at least two characters calling a taxi/cab. Follow the conversation and activities they engage in trying to pass the time. Every time they call the taxi company there is some reason why the […]
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Blog: 142. Marmee from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 12 months ago
Marmee. Sarah Miller. 2022. [October] 432 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: All day long, Amos’s letter waited in my pocket—the most perfect of Christmas gif […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post #NaNoWriMo padding: That one childhood toy in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
Have a character explain in great detail to another character why they value a childhood toy so much. Have them derail the plot slightly by going back to get their childhood treasure.
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Blog: Hana Sheik’s brand new Kwanzaa romance! from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon blog 1 year, 12 months ago
We are thrilled to be publishing Forbidden Kisses with Her Millionaire Boss by Hana Sheik. This is an uplifting romance set during Kwanzaa celebrations and is […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post IRL writing dares: Dictate a scene while doing jumping jacks in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
Today, try to dictate your scene while doing vigorous exercise. For example, jumping jacks.
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Blog: Sunjeev Sahota: ‘I’ve never thought of novels as sources of comfort’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 year, 12 months ago
The novelist on being inspired by Rohinton Mistry, surprised by JL Carr and captivated by Chekhov My earliest reading memoryThe Tree of Knowledge magazine – r […]
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Blog: International Excellence Awards Submissions Open for The London Book Fair 2023 from The Hub by The London Book Fair | Publishing News in the group The London Bookfair Hub Blog 1 year, 12 months ago
LBF also calls for Lifetime Achievement Award nominations London, 4 November 2022. The London Book Fair (LBF) has today announced the opening of submissions for […]
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post A secret crush with bad timing in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
A character with a secret crush on your protagonist finally admits how they feel in a most dramatic way. Unfortunately, this is the worst possible timing and the romantic gesture makes a bad situation so much worse.
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Blog: Word of the Day – Emcee from For Reading Addicts in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 12 months ago
The post Word of the Day – Emcee appeared first on For Reading Addicts.
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Blog: 141. The Escape Artist from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 year, 12 months ago
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz To Warn the World. Jonathan Freedland. 2022. [October] 400 pages. [Source: Library]First sentence: FROM THE […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post Writing dare: Introduce a talking animal that only some characters can hear in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
We dare you to introduce a talking animal that only some characters can hear.
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Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post #NaNoWriMo padding: The correct way to place the toilet roll in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 1 year, 12 months ago
Bring the plot to a screeching halt while your characters debate the correct way to place the toilet roll on the holder.