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You Never Know Where Life Will Lead You
Apr 21 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist …And Who You Will Meet Years ago, when I had my two toddlers in the bath, I received a call from a Florence-based Australian...
You Never Know Where Life Will Lead You
Apr 21 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist …And Who You Will Meet Years ago, when I had my two toddlers in the bath, I received a call from a Florence-based Australian...
Drilling Down on Voice
Apr 14 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist In a recent blog, I wrote about Voice. Your writer’s voice. The feel, soul, and sound of you that comes across in your words...
Drilling Down on Voice
Apr 14 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist In a recent blog, I wrote about Voice. Your writer’s voice. The feel, soul, and sound of you that comes across in your words...
How to Avoid Bad Twists
Apr 7 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist After several thrillers, writer and former Art of Writing guest teacher, Conrad Williams is a master of page-turning stories. In this Blog, Conrad reveals...
How to Avoid Bad Twists
Apr 7 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist After several thrillers, writer and former Art of Writing guest teacher, Conrad Williams is a master of page-turning stories. In this Blog, Conrad reveals...
Your Voice is the Soul of You
Mar 31 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist You’ve heard it many times. ‘Your voice is unique.’ Or ‘no one else has your story.’ Or ‘no one can write it like you.’...
Your Voice is the Soul of You
Mar 31 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist You’ve heard it many times. ‘Your voice is unique.’ Or ‘no one else has your story.’ Or ‘no one can write it like you.’...
The Difference Between Theme and Plot - Part 3
Mar 24 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Identifying Your Theme In our last two Blogs we’ve looked at the difference between plot and theme, as well as how theme is the...
The Difference Between Theme and Plot - Part 3
Mar 24 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Identifying Your Theme In our last two Blogs we’ve looked at the difference between plot and theme, as well as how theme is the...
The Difference Between Theme and Plot - Part 2
Mar 17 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Last week we looked at the difference between theme and plot. How identifying themes, whether they are major or minor, come to the fore...
The Difference Between Theme and Plot - Part 2
Mar 17 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Last week we looked at the difference between theme and plot. How identifying themes, whether they are major or minor, come to the fore...
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