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Tag: WritingTechnique

A Writing Exercise Courtesy of Harlan Ellison

July 9, 2018 Geoff For Writers

I have a writing exercise for you. I’d like you to produce a short story using the premise “The 102-year[…]

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Writing with a tomato

July 9, 2017 Geoff For Writers

The Pomodoro Technique is a method of time-management many writers find useful. It was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the[…]

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Bad writing for beginners

May 26, 2016 Geoff For Writers

Toby Litt on bad writing: Bad writing is mainly boring writing. It can be boring because it is too confused[…]

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Five quotes on writing from Ian Rankin

April 17, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our[…]

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Do you know about Reader View?

January 15, 2016 Geoff For Readers

  I do a lot of reading, from books, e-readers and online, but the latter is my least favourite medium[…]

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Show, don’t tell

November 12, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes
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Secret writer’s tools – The G&O Style Guide

September 17, 2015 Geoff Fun

Pacman or Pac-Man? Phony or phoney? Post-modern or postmodern? At some point in your writing you’re going to need a[…]

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Test your text for flabby writing

August 20, 2015 Geoff For Writers

WritersDiet is a readability tool with a difference. Enter a text sample — from 100 to 1,000 words — and[…]

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Quotes: Ernest Hemingway

December 14, 2014 Geoff For Writers

. For Christ sake write and don’t worry about what the boys will say nor whether it will be a[…]

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Writerly advice

June 21, 2014 Geoff For Writers

A reader emailed me: Hello Geoff, … I am looking at putting my idea of a story down on paper[…]

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