by Fiona Ross | Feb 18, 2016 | Articles
I’m pleased to publish this guest post by Shirley Williams, who previously contributed Thoughts From a Reader (link in text below). In this post, she discusses various approaches to writing fiction, as presented in the Future Learn course, Start Writing Fiction....
by Fiona Ross | Feb 13, 2016 | Whimsy
Truth is stranger than fiction? In the magical world of movies, fiction is fighting back. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, for heaven’s sake I was reminded of the idea of movie mash ups by the announcement of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the latest...
by Fiona Ross | Feb 7, 2016 | Articles
Let’s start with the unsubtle. I’m no expert on all this stuff. In Ogres onions and layers Part 2 I’m merely passing on to you what I’ve learnt to date. There’s so much I don’t know, but I hope I can save you time and tears with...
by Fiona Ross | Feb 2, 2016 | Articles
I met Michelle Barber online when we crossed paths writing content for a big hungry web site. Over the years, we learned we had a lot in common in the world of creative writing and became friends. Michelle is a talented witty writer of all kinds of fiction. My...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 29, 2016 | Articles
Trying to make your name as a writer in any niche these days is hard. Whilst the web is a rich resource, it’s a busy place and users suffer from information overload. Here are 10 top sites where you can post samples of your work and short pieces for free to...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 27, 2016 | News
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge has won one of the UK’s top literary prizes, the Costa Book of The Year 2015. Frances beat strong contenders with her children’s book, the first of this genre to win since Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass from the...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 24, 2016 | Articles
Screenwriters and novelists, it’s not easy to turn out a good tale. A writer will get more criticism over story structure, plotting and free flow, than any other components. Why is structure so hard? I put the question to screenwriters, and unleashed a river of...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles
I was fortunate enough to come across producer and screenwriter Alan Denman on twitter, about the time I was thinking of learning screenwriting. Alan has been my tutor in this impossibly difficult craft. Here, Alan explains the personal philosopy that drives his work...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 10, 2016 | Writers Apps
You get the Scrivener review first in the Writers Apps series, because this is the app I am currently using. Each review is a big project, so I plan to post them up, and periodically update them, otherwise we’ll never get started. Also, it would be nice to have...
by Fiona Ross | Jan 8, 2016 | News
“Merry” is time-expired. The Christmas decs must come down. We’re 3 days overdue. A friend of mine went on a Caribbean cruise recently, and I’ve added a pic from his trip to inspire you for 2016. Thanks to Malcolm Welshman for permission to use...
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