Do you want to be a better writer? A great way to improve your writing skills is to play with literary devices. Allegory, Foreshadow, Motif, Oxymoron, and Personification, for example, are literary devices that have their style and purpose to serve. It’s good practice to develop your writing style using a mix of devices. …
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And get your story written! Hello writers, I wanted to share these tips on free writing as a tried and tested way to enhance your creativity, with added visual prompts for you to put to practice today. This blog is a short one, so you can get back to your writing after a quick, …
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In The Reading Room podcast, in its very first episode to be exact, I talked about how Charles Dickens introduced his characters in his novel, Great Expectations. With this classic story comes great learning of how writers can establish setting and tone from the very first paragraph with literary devices. Below, I talk about how …
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Create a Character Chart with these 5 Steps! Wait, what is a character chart, and why do I need it? Picture this: you’ve had an idea for a great story, it’s not the first time you’ve thought of it, and you know it has legs. You start to write. It’s going well. There’s …
It’s all too easy to procrastinate when you’re a writer. If you are looking for ways to stop procrastinating and work on your writing, here are 5 questions I ask students and new writers to consider: 1️⃣ What do you want to achieve? 2️⃣ What are you doing right now to achieve it, and what’s …
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For this writing prompt, I’d like to set your creativity free and invite you to write a short paragraph on the act of Letting Go. Letting go of what you no longer have control over, while it can be difficult, will help clear your mind and release any shackles holding you back. It can also …
Are you looking for an online writing community? Look no further than The Reading Room! Writing can be a lonely exercise. Whilst friends and family can be supportive, this can only go so far, and they may not understand the struggles of developing the perfect character or coming up with an unexpected plot twist. …
“Xeni, how do I keep the writing going?” The simple answer is Discipline. So – let’s look at how to develop a writing habit. A writing habit is just that, a habit. And habits are defined through repetition. Whether you write in the morning or evening, this is your habit. So, when you …
Practice your descriptive writing with this atmospheric writing prompt! You are walking through a meadow from your house / a hotel in the country. It is Winter, and it is early morning; fog is heavy in the air. There is someone or something on the other side of the mist. Decide whether or not …
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“So, Xeni what is Flash Fiction?” Well, friend, read on to find out! Flash Fiction is a writing format for short, short stories and a great way to challenge yourself as a writer. It enhances your skills to declutter your narrative, focuses your eye and put pen to the finer details, and also helps you …