Writing in Ely
Writers are told all the time that agents, publishers and readers often judge a story’s worth on the opening paragraphs. But don’t worry about it in the first draft.Read Things not to worry about: the beginning in full “Things not to worry about: the beginning”
Sometimes, scribble chats go really well, like the time I chatted at length to Teresa then Ben.Read A successful scribble chat in full “A successful scribble chat”
How to find out more about your character from your character.Read Scribble chats in full “Scribble chats”
Caity describes description, and describes how she thinks it should be done.Read Description is in the eye of the reader in full “Description is in the eye of the reader”
Caity ponders ways of developing a character.Read Character development in full “Character development”