Write to Write

A fledgeling writer’s journey to write

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It’s all in the planning, right?

It’s all in the planning, right?

Getting everything about your characters in place before the writing begins is the surest means of weaving your story and characters together throughout your book - erm… no.
I was thinking around a recent comment on my character arc post. Kev wrote:
Planning a story arc for a character can be difficult until you know the character [...]

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Big curves and little curves - the challenge of character arc across multiple books

Big curves and little curves - the challenge of character arc across multiple books

If you’ve been paying attention here, you’ll know that my big project, TableRappers, has been conceived as a series of novels. Currently four are planned, with aims to create a least six. This presents a significant challenge in managing character arcs.
Arcs are, of course, essential. The reader must follow a character’s journey through each story [...]

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The shorter, greater challenge

The shorter, greater challenge

Bear with me while I pop back in time a handful of years to when I messed around with stand-up comedy.
For the first few years as an aspiring stand-up comic, one must tread the rocky paths of the open spots. These are the 5 minute - or if you are lucky 10 - slots that [...]

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