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New stories coming soon! Prequel: Fairy Doctor Returns
Here’s an update on my writing and what’s coming soon. The last few months I’ve been working on a novel that has turned into a prequel to my first release. It’s called Fairy Doctor Returns and features some familiar characters from the first book, as well as some new ones. It’s an urban fantasy set in…
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writer’s block: how to beat it
You have to write something but you’re stuck. What do you do? How do break free? Let’s find out what Robert Pirsig says from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
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Writing Tips – how to write a good description
a how-to-write essay series by Ava Clary. Updated April 2022 The awkwardness of ‘awkward’ words Often when I critique something I write the phrase ‘awkward’ or ‘awkward word’. What do I mean by that? Where did I pick that up from? Perhaps, I don’t like the syntax of this sentence, or I don’t like the…
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writing rules
There are so many writing rules. You have to begin the story with action and movement. Establish your character immediately, who they are and what they want. Hook your readers fast and then keep the tension high and don’t hold back on drama. You can find writing rules in books about writing, blogs about writing…