Hands up if the title to this article made you think that you’d strayed into a fishing feature? Perhaps you didn’t quite go that far, but hopefully you were puzzled or curious enough to wonder what on earth those three angling associated words have to do with writing. The answer of course is nothing at […]
Have You Tested Your Theme Against Your Plot?
Creative Writing Tips How we usually begin the preparation stage in the writing process is We think of an idea for a story We think of a suitable theme We plot Once we come up with a theme and we begin plotting, we have to see how the theme and the plot match up. […]
Have You Tested Your Plot?
Creative Writing Tips Our plotting stage is our testing area. Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better. Figuring everything out in your plot will save you time rewriting later. So how […]
Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It?
Creative Writing Tips The writer, who doesnt have the time to plot, always finds the time to rewrite. Sound familiar? Ive been guilty of this too, back in the early days of my writing apprenticeship. I was so eager to get stuck into writing my story that I wouldnt bother with plotting. Plotting gives […]