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We were so thrilled with how well our garden did last year; our raised beds were full of lovely vegetables, our apple trees were laden with almost too much fruit, and the japonica was equally full of lovely quinces. We were full of optimism and anticipation for this year’s harvest… there was a very warm spell in February, […]
MoreI’m often asked where the ideas for my stories come from and as I have said before there are all sorts of triggers for me, images, snatches of conversation, news items, people at a party… It’s difficult to remember exactly where ‘The Stalking of Rosa Czekov’ came from… certainly I had wanted to write a story about stalkers […]
MoreHaving arrived at the right station for catching the train through your story to your destination, the end, it is important to know who your travelling companions are. Characters The reader relies on the writer to give them information about the characters. Names are important; think how old a person is as names often relate to age, an old […]
MoreThe next thing to think about is…. Your readers! Think about your audience! For a start, who are your readers? Adults, children, teachers, friends…? Be aware of them and how they may read your story and what they may read into your story… or perhaps not understand! Your audience is not watching a play, film […]
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Lois Elsden 