What I’m Too Afraid to Write I woke in the middle of the night with a realisation about my worst fears. I have always had a problem watching war films. When I went to see Hotel Rwanda, I started to sob and it wouldn’t stop. My whole body convulsed with the horror of it. It …
How to take advice about writing stories— one size does not fit all. I read a lot about writing fiction, and often the advice given is follow this one structure and your story will be good. But a solution is only applicable to the problem that it is trying to solve. As a software engineer …
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When you feel lacking in inspiration, each of the 5 senses (plus one bonus one) can be used to fire your amazing imagination. Some days I don’t feel inspired. My brain feels like mush and every thought screams at me to give up. So how do I get from that to firing my imagination and …
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