Writing a hero can be a tricky business. You don’t want to run the risk of the ‘Luke Skywalker’ syndrome, where your hero is less interesting than your sidekick. But if your hero does morally questionable things, will the reader forgive him or her? The anti-hero is a fascinating form of protagonist, and can help […]
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How to Write Something New
There would appear to be three major ‘versus’ debates going on in publishing these days. You’ve got Self-publishing versus Traditional Models, there’s Work for Free versus Alternate Income Stream, and Pants versus Plotting. I’m not going into the first two, but the third is one with which I’ve wrestled for some time. The key pros […]
What writers can take from Django Unchained
I finally got to see Django Unchained at the weekend, a film I’d been looking forward to for a long time since a) I love Westerns, b) I like Tarantino and c) I love Leo DiCaprio. My review is over on my film blog, but I had a few thoughts about what writers could take […]
Making Resolutions That Stick
We’re a week into the New Year, and if you’re a writer, you’ve no doubt composed a raft of New Year’s resolutions related to your craft – resolutions that you might find that you’re struggling to stick to now that you’re back into a routine at work and away from your ‘holiday bubble’. While others […]
Good Grammar Kills No One
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[Guest Post] Stepping clear of a black hole
If you want to get published, and you don’t want to put out your work yourself, then you really have no option but to query agents, or small publishing presses, to find the one that suits you. It can be a nightmare process, and there have been rumblings online about discontent within a particular independent […]
