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National Limerick Day: How to Write a Limerick
National Limerick Day, held on the 12th of May every year, was set up to...
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The Three Types of Irony: Verbal, Situational and Dramatic
Irony is often misunderstood. And the fact there are three types doesn’t help! But it...
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250 Years of William Wordsworth!
Today, 7 April 2020, marks the 250th birthday of the English poet William Wordsworth. You...
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Tolkien Reading Day: J. R. R. Tolkien in the Dictionary
Today – the 25th of March – is Tolkien Reading Day, an annual event created...
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5 World-Building Tips for Authors
If you’re writing fiction, you need to think about the world in which your story...
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Literary Misquotes: 5 Famous Lines Everyone Gets Wrong
Some quotes are so good they enter the popular consciousness. You don’t have to be...
Instant Quote
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5 Top Tips on How to Write a Book Synopsis
A synopsis is a short summary of something. And if you’re hoping to get a...
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5 Tips on How to Write About Food
Like food? Like writing? Then why not combine the two! Food and drink blogging is...
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A Bear of Very Many Words: Winnie-the-Pooh in the Dictionary
Did you know that today, 18 January, was author A. A. Milne’s birthday? To mark...
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National Screenwriters Day: 5 Tips for Becoming a Screenwriter
It’s National Screenwriters Day! And with directors and actors hogging the limelight, it’s good to...
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
Happy New Year! We hope you have big plans for 2020, including for your writing....
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What Are Pseudonyms and Why Do Writers Use Them?
A pseudonym – or a pen name – is a false name used by an...
