by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 16, 2020 | Writing
Ever fancied writing your life story? Or someone else’s? Give it a go as it can be immensely rewarding, and absorbing. It can also sell! Life writing is biography and autobiography. It can be chronological or it might be themed (I love the latter). Those of you...
by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 12, 2020 | Writing
While seeking inspiration or time or confidence for your opus magnum, why not write a short story? Short stories are amazing. Think of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The originals, intended for adults, not the sugar-coated versions we feed to children, are terrifyingly...
by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 10, 2020 | Inspiration, Motivation, Writing
We are all hearing how the Bard wrote King Lear during a time of pestilence. What a dude! How Dodie Smith wrote I Capture the Castle during wartime, bombs dropping around her. J.K.Rowling, single-mum and author extraordinaire wrote in cafes. Well, blow me, I prefer...
by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 1, 2020 | Health, Reading, Writing
Writing is not just for writers, it is for everyone. It is human nature to write. Writing letters, emails, social media posts, diaries, are all forms of mindfulness translated into the written (or typed) word, for while you are focusing on writing, you are very much...
by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 1, 2020 | Writing
Whether you’re writing a novel or a short story, dialogue should always serve some purpose – it should either advance the plot or develop a character, preferably both at the same time. Good dialogue: Distinguishes characters (e.g., languid v. dynamic speech) Propels...
by Dawn Robinson Walsh | Apr 1, 2020 | Inspiration, Writing, Writing prompts
An acrostic is an age-old form of visual patterning. It is rather like those Wordsearch puzzles as some people place them in a grid, but the technique can work within creative writing. Basically, you use the letters of a word to create descriptions, or a line of...
