I started writing in my teens. But writing books isn’t a career (at least, I was never told it could be). So throughout the years I only wrote as a hobby. Then in 2008 my personal hero gave me a membership to Romance Writers of Australia. And he’s probably regretted it ever since *grin*. In…
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My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Passive versus active voice
One of my red flags to watch for when I edit is passive voice. And I usually find a lot of them (they can be identified by words such as ‘was’ and ‘by’). Writing with a passive voice always seems to be how my drafts evolve. Then during my edits I need to find them…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
The power of words
This you tube video was done as a marketing tactic, but I think the message within the video is true to writing. The power of words is so important, especially for a writer. We can tell our stories and our readers will understand, but show the same story with different words and our readers will…