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April 5, 2011

Aussie Author Month – John Marsden

As part of Aussie Author month I’m going to be doing a series of blog posts focusing on some of my favourite Australian authors—authors who have inspired me in my own writing. For the first post I want to focus … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aussie Author month, Character, Darkness Be My Friend, Dear Miffy, description, John Marsden, Letters from the Inside, So Much to Tell You, Staying Alive in Year 5, Tomorrow series, Tomorrow When the War Began, voice, While I Live

June 5, 2010

Writing Effective Description

This week on #scribechat on Twitter (Thursday 9pm ET US/Friday 11am AEST Aus.) the topic was ‘Editing your Manuscript’. One question that came up was regarding description. So today I’m going to address the topic of writing effective description in your novel. Continue reading →

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Tagged as description, editing, plot, scribechat, show don't tell

January 6, 2010

Show, Don’t Tell

One of the most important aspects of ‘good’ writing is the author’s ability to show rather than simply tell when writing. Continue reading →

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Tagged as description, show don't tell

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