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Maurice Holloway
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Bust the editing rule
Many well known authors do edit as they go.
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Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Rule Busting! Never start with dialogue. Why not?
Conversation is natural, so why not start your story with dialogue?
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Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Show, Don't Tell
Show, Don't Tell. "The stench of boiled cabbage filled her throat with the taste of bile."
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Jul 24, 20242 min read
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Don't use a Horse and Carriage! Avoid clichés like the plague.
This French word, cliché, translates as stereotype. We use it to refer to a phrase, idea or situation that has been used too often.
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
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CONTROVERSY CORNER - Rules are made to be broken!
Breaking the Rules and Myths of Writing Rule busting There are a lot of rules in writing. Of course. There are rules everywhere for...
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Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Artificial Intelligence - a new idea? Think again!
She thought, “Books were just a commodity that had to be produced, like jam or bootlaces.”
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May 31, 20241 min read
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Busting writing rules and myths. Don’t start sentences with ‘And’ or ‘But’
Rule : Don’t start sentences with ‘And’ or ‘But’ Why this is a rule : While your school teacher probably told you it was a bad idea,...
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May 21, 20241 min read
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Write what you know. Is that all? Bust the Rules.
Bust the Rules – Write what you know Rule: Only write what you know Why this is a rule If a writer doesn’t know what they’re talking...
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May 17, 20242 min read
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