by Fiona Ross | Dec 19, 2015 | Articles
Ogres, onions and layers – Part 1 Shrek is our favourite celebrity ogre, right? And he has a message relevant to your writing. Remember when Shrek and Donkey set out on the quest to rescue Princess Fiona from the dragon’s castle? They trudge through a field of...
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | Writers Apps
Here’s a quick round up of writers’ apps I hope to review in the first pass through this category. General writing apps for long form, narrative, screenplay and playwriting include Celtx, Final Draft, Movie Magix, Scrivener, and Trelby. I’ll get onto...
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | Questions
Q. What is a Page One? A. This is a screenwriting industry term. A page one rewrite means to do a complete rewrite of the script, starting at page one.
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | Questions
Q. What is a theme and must I have one? A. The theme is the moral discussion or proposition of your story, for example, “Love conquers all,” (Rome and Juliet), or “People get what they deserve,” (The Scottish Play). Not every writer chooses to...
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | Questions
Q. What is the 3-act-structure and should I use it? A. The 3-act-structure is the beginning, middle and end of your story. This principle is said to have originated with Aristotle in his work The Poetics. It’s the most commonly used structure for a novel, short...
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | Questions
Q. I’m an unpublished author seeking representation. How long should my first novel be? A. You should keep it under 100,000 words. A longer novel is considered unwieldy and expensive to produce for an unestablished author. Within the limit, your novel will vary...
by Fiona Ross | Dec 18, 2015 | News
Q. When is a blog like a party? A. It’s much more fun when people turn up. In this case, we’re not ready for you, and the full eats menu is not on display, but the wine’s in the fridge, so stay and chill. Thanks for coming, even if it’s a short...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | News
Hello writers and welcome to my blog. I collect information and useful material to help you with your craft. My mission is to create a go-to site of writers apps and resources, which you can dip in to as you need, so you can concentrate on your work. Be patient, if...
by Fiona Ross | Oct 23, 2014 | My Fiction
The Day Death Wore Boots is an anthology of ghost stories is out from Alfie Dog Fiction, the first stop for short story downloads and other fiction. Sometimes Death Wears Satin Slippers The collection of twenty spine-chillers includes one of mine, The Bed. It is based...
by Fiona Ross | Jul 11, 2013 | My Fiction
Blogger Summer Circus Giveaway Hop Day 11 Coma Berenices The constellation Coma Berenices is hard to spot from Earth. It is a sprinkling of stars as faint as fairy dust, but the story behind it is wonderful. Queen Berenice was...
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