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7 Fantasy Writing Prompts to Ignite Your Creativity

July 6, 2018 by Erica 9 Comments

  Here’s another article and list of writing prompts from my freelance writer, Emily – Enjoy!   Whether you are new to fantasy or have spent years in the game, you will agree with me that at some point, you are going to need writing prompt ideas when you just can’t figure one out on your own.   Don’t worry; it happens to the best of us. Fantasy writing is all about taking

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Holly’s Writing Classes: All You Need To Know

June 28, 2018 by Erica 6 Comments

    Welcome to the best writing classes I know of.   Seriously.   I so wish I’d found these years ago. Perhaps I’d be way ahead of where I am now — currently nowhere — with my fiction writing.   This page contains affiliate or referral links, which means I receive a small commission if you decide to click through and buy anything. This is at no extra cost

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Ways to Increase Productivity in Your Day: Writing Productivity Tips

June 18, 2018 by Erica 2 Comments

  Finding time to write; one of the biggest hurdles of them all. In this brief article, I want to give you some tips I’ve discovered along the way, on how to simplify life just a tiny bit, in order to make more time for writing. Try just one writing productivity tip this week, and see what happens.   Happy Writing x This page contains affiliate or referral links, which

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Romance Short Story Ideas: 6+ Ways to Find Them

June 8, 2018 by Erica 4 Comments

  Romance Story Ideas – it’s a hot topic, and one that a lot of my readers are into, so I wanted to give you a few more resources for your short stories and possible novels. In this article, I present a list of resources that I personally use when it comes to generating ideas for romance short stories. They include:

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Short Story Self-Challenge 2018

April 11, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

  So, I have decided to set myself up with a writing challenge for the rest of 2018…

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How To Come Up With A Story Idea: Using Your Dreams & Classic Literature

April 5, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a short article on coming up with story ideas from everyday life. Today I wanted to follow that up with using your dreams and other fictions to generate story ideas.

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Win a Writing Ebook Kindle Pack

March 20, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

  We’ve just announced a little contest for all my loyal readers:     Win a Writing Kindle Pack valued at *knowledge is priceless* 🙂 (But actually about $30) Closes: 31st March 2018   Join our mailing list (through this special link) and be in to win a pack of some of my favourite writing craft ebooks to add to your collection!   The Kindle Pack Includes: A Writer’s Book

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Creative Ways to Start a Story: 5 Starting Points

February 4, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

  The beginning of a story is essential, and in terms of getting published, the beginning is the most crucial part of the whole story. How you begin, determines whether the editor or reader’s level of captivation and will determine whether or not they read on. Ideally, your beginning should spring the expectations of the reader to the whole story.   The importance of the beginning of your story shouldn’t

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On Writing Short Stories: Some Lessons Learnt

January 20, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

  My current focus and work in progress have definitely now become that of short story writing, it’s official, and I want to chat about it all in more detail today.  

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7 Romance Story Ideas to Help Your Daily Writing

January 9, 2018 by Erica Leave a Comment

  Having had a couple of weeks off writing for The Busy Writer’s Notebook, I want to jump back in with some more writing prompts, to help you get started writing, or for when you feel halted within your writing. Today, I’ll look at some interesting and different romance story ideas which you can use to stimulate your creative mind, and incorporate into your current work, or use them to help

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