Do you always fall into the same writing habits? The same tone, the same phrases? You’re in good company.
At my lovely Creative Writing class yesterday I was explaining how writers have tics – not facial ones, although perhaps we have them too – the ones...
Scenes are what make writing visual. They create a moment-by-moment experience for the reader. Here are 10 ways to make yours work harder.
Follow the screenwriter’s mantra: arrive late and leave early. This means you start the scene with the action not the lead up and...
How believable is the world of your characters? How can you make it feel more real?
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This week I’ve been thinking about world building in preparation for my new two-day workshop, The Screenwriter’s Toolbox with a Novelist’s Craft at the Sydney Writers' Festival. I’m doing...