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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 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 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…
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Day 15: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Editing a Story – Characters
On days 11 and 12 I published two halves of a story. This story was written for the purpose of showing you what I do when I edit. I have deliberately published a first draft, with very little editing apart from immediately spotting spelling mistakes etc so that you can see how it will change…
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Day 13: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – 10 Ideas for Writer’s Inspiration
My story was written by using a picture as a prompt. I keep a folder called ‘Writer’s Inspiration’ on my Pinterest account. Any picture that looks like it could come in handy as part of a story some day is saved there. Using picture prompts is a great way to inspire a story. Here are…
