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Day 25: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – 3 Quotes for Writers
There are some really great quotes from writers and here are 3 of my favourites. There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. Ernest Hemingway Great quote that hints at the toughness of writing. 2. The secret of being a writer: not to expect others to value…
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Day 24: 30 Day Blog Writing Challenge – am I Mobile-Friendly?
Just a short blog today as the challenge was to check whether my blog would cope with being accessed through a mobile device. I was writing a series of articles for a web developer a few years ago, and this was one of the articles I had to research and write. The overwhelming consensus of…
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Day 23: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – 7 More Crazy Business Ideas
When I was digging through my archives, I found my first blog post on Crazy Business Ideas. I thought it would be great to update this article and check out some more crazy business ideas. Who would have thought that some of these ideas would make you money. Rent the Chicken This business is for…
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Day 22: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Third Week Review
Week 3 and I’m still here. I’m really glad that I took this challenge. Finding time to blog every day has not been easy, but I have managed to do it. Hopefully from here I can finish this challenge. This week, I have: continued to edit my story, looking at setting, plot, conflict and resolution,…
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Day 21: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Infographics
This blog has been challenged to make some infographics so I decided to have a go. The infographics package that was recommended was not suitable for me as I don’t have Java, so I have taken a look round to see what other possibilities there are. I found Daniel Soper who offers a small infographics…
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Day 20: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Story Plot, Conflict & Resolution
On Day 11 and Day 12, I posted a short story for the purpose of showing you how I edit a story. Here I finish my discussion of the story and will be talking about the plot, the conflict in the story and the resolution. Plot The plot is probably one of the most important…
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Day 19: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Short Story Setting
My blog posts on Day 11 and Day 12 were two halves of a short story, written quickly to use as an example for editing. Here, I would like to discuss setting. The setting of a story discusses where the story takes place. In The House on the Hill, the action all takes place around…
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Day 18: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Rewrite my ‘About’ Page
This is just a brief post so that I don’t have a day missing. My revised ‘About’ page can now be read by clicking on the ‘About’ tab at the top of the page. I had rewritten it fairly recently so it hasn’t had too drastic a change. Some different formatting choices have taken place…
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Day 17: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Testimonials about my Work
What Others Say I decided to go into freelance writing following a change in physical circumstances and a realisation that I needed something that meant I didn’t have to stand all day. I have a steady but not spectacular stream of work and a supportive husband which enables me to keep freelancing. I have enjoyed…
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Day 16: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Halfway
Wow, suddenly it’s day 16 and I‘ve been blogging consecutively for 15 days! I’m really glad that I took up this challenge and I’m learning a lot from it. So far I’ve learned: that finding topics can be fun and that it’s important to choose a topic that I feel I can offer some information…
I love short stories: each one has its own character.
Sarah Charmley.
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August blog – where have you been since January?
Good question! Life got a little busy in the middle of February and did not calm down again until June. That is one reason for my neglect of this blog. By the time the dust settled, we had a holiday and then just all the stuff that goes on after a holiday. Suddenly it’s August.…
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2024 wrap up and 2025 goals
I have begun this new year by documenting the writing goals I have achieved. Looking back and comparing where you are at the end of this year can help you work out what you want to achieve the following year. Last year, I aimed to rewrite and publish a novella that I had worked on…
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Where to find story ideas
Have you ever read a story and thought that it was amazing and that you could never do that? Generating story ideas acts a little like a muscle – the more you use it, the easier it gets. Actively looking for story ideas can help you to generate more. You want to begin writing stories…
