Category: Creative Writer

Ruled by Intellect or Emotion? Tips on Word Choice #14

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This series started on my other blog.  If you want to see the earlier examples, please visit and search the archive. Some words/phrases can induce fairly specific responses in readers. As writers, we all know this, but do we use the power of emotion in our work? For these few weeks, I’m looking at something …

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Write. Publish. Repeat, by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant, Reviewed.

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I downloaded this book as part of a package of 3, offered for a very silly price, by which I mean, cheap, very cheap! It’s the best few pence I’ve ever spent. I’d have happily paid a hundred times more. This is the first book in the package and it speaks to me. Oh, how …

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5 Star Review for Partings, A Seared Sky (Book 2)

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  Partings is now available in print form. We’re still waiting for Amazon to connect the digital and print versions, but you can still buy it either from your local Amazon store by clicking here. Or direct from Fantastic Books Publishing by clicking here. And, after a long wait, I’ve finally got a review of …

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Ruled by Intellect or Emotion? Tips on Word Choice #13

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I began this series on my original blog at http://stuartaken.blogspot.com and I'm now starting the process of placing the same posts on both sites whilst I work out which is most useful for readers. Some words/phrases can induce fairly specific responses in readers. As writers, we all know this, but do we use the power of …

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A Moving Experience

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http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/BA63793 This platform is still very new to me; still learning the ropes (a campanology reference for those who don't know), so please bear with me (a term gathered from the midwifes). At present, my wife and I are undergoing the stressful and frustrating business of moving house. It seems that every time we take …

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