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Showing Not Telling
May 19 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist My Pet Peeve; show you are in Italy, don’t write it. There are one thousand ways to reveal that you are somewhere in Italy...
Showing Not Telling
May 19 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist My Pet Peeve; show you are in Italy, don’t write it. There are one thousand ways to reveal that you are somewhere in Italy...
The Ideal Word Count for Your Novel
May 12 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist What’s the optimum number of words for your novel? How many words should your book be? Does that word count change with genre? Do...
The Ideal Word Count for Your Novel
May 12 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist What’s the optimum number of words for your novel? How many words should your book be? Does that word count change with genre? Do...
Finding Your Distinctive Voice
Apr 28 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We’re drilling down on Voice now. Because finding your Voice seems to be a concern for quite a few past Art of Writing creative...
Finding Your Distinctive Voice
Apr 28 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We’re drilling down on Voice now. Because finding your Voice seems to be a concern for quite a few past Art of Writing creative...
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...
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