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Writing Article - The McGuffin

A McGuffin is an item or concept used in a story to provide motivation for the characters. Although scorned by some, it's a valuable tool used in many successful stories, from books, movies, games and anime.

In this article we take a look at what a McGuffin is, how they work, how to use them - and...

Writing Article - Creating Story Ideas

Ever wondered how to come up with new story ideas or where inspiration can be found? In this article, I look at the techniques I use to come up with stories, along with the criteria I feel are necessary for a good story - or fanfic - to work.

I also want to ask you all; what topic would you like t...

Writing Article - Scenes and Sequels

We've spoken before of scenes and how to build them, but this month the topic is set on that of Scenes and Sequels. This tried and tested method is a great way of structuring a story arc, a scene - or even a series of scenes. You can build from scratch using it, or you can use it as a check list, to...

Milestone Accomplished

The latest milestone has been reached, as some may have noticed!

A huge thank you from me, along with a frantic panic attack and rushed conversation with my beta, College Fool, and TBG Productions as well. If it's taken me a few days to post a comment on it, then it's because I've been trying to m...

Writing Article - Fight Scenes

So you want to write a fight scene in your story? Of course you do. Whether it's medieval combat with swords and magic, or an argument between two lovers, a fight is always going to be an important and dramatic period in a story.

It's also pretty damn hard and all advice online is fairly scant.&nb...

Writing Article - Writing Scenes

A story is written as a series of scenes that interact and intersect with one another, progressing the plot up until the end of your story. Writing those individual scenes can be difficult, which is why this article looks at the structure of a scene, what is needed to make it work and how to ensure ...

Patreon Writing Article - First Chapters

The first chapter of your novel (or fanfiction) is without a doubt the most important. It's your first chance to both engage the reader, but also make them fall in love with your character. Here I look at the important things to include in a first chapter, wth examples from my work and also other fi...

Patreon Writing Article - Voice

Voice is a complicated thing to talk about when it comes to writing, and being able to identify and notice it can be the most important part. Here we look at what voice is, how it can be used and how to improve the odds of you finding your own.

Patreon Article - PoV, Tense and Voice

Perspective (PoV), Tense and Voice - three aspects which are key when writing a story of your own. In this article I delve into the first two aspects of this, while covering Voice in something of a summary. Next month's article will go further into voice, which is a rather advanced topic that holds ...

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Writing Article - July - Dialogue

Good dialogue can sell your work. It shows character, creates tension and otherwise controls the flow of your story. But it is also one of the most complicated aspects of writing, and one that many struggle over.

This article looks in depth at dialogue, the do's and dont's and even goes on to brea...

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Writing Article - Character Design Part 2

As always this is an attachment here and to read it you will need to click on the above title to open this post in full. Here we follow on from last month's look into character design.

I focus here on the aspects of creating a character, their growth over the course of a story and also reveali...

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Writing Article - Characters (pt1)

Hey everyone, here's a writing article about Characters - useful for both original work and fanfiction. Here I look into why characters act as they do, the psychology behind character - and how that should help you make your work believable.

In next month's installment I'll be looking at chara...

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Writing Article - Writing a Romance

Have you ever wanted to write a story or fiction piece about romance? It's one of the biggest markets, whether you're an aspiring novelist or a Fanfiction writer. There are plenty of things to remember however, and the attached goes through many of them.

This isn't an article on how to write l...

Three Scoops - Smaller

A smaller version, for those having trouble loading the full one xD - definitely because I totally forgot to compress the other!!!

Three Scoops Please

It's done... oh thank the lord, it's done. This is the companion picture for the Valentines Professor Arc one-shot which will come out on the day.

Hope you all like it anyway, leave a comment if you do ;D

Milestone Reached - Sort of

Hey all, as of... well, right now, I suppose - we've reached the necessary level for the next milestone. The goals haven't updated yet, since Patreon has introduced the new "hidden real amount" thing... so my support level has reached $1000 behind the scenes.

So starting next month (March), as...

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Milestone Reached!

Wow - a great thank you to everyone who has helped me reach this milestone. Seriously, thank you all for your continued support - I certainly hope my work is keeping up to the standard I (and you) expect!

As promised a new story will be added to my rota, and as of the date of this message...

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Writing Article 3 - Story Structure Part 1

Before you even start writing your own story there's nothing more important than knowing how to structure a story. You wouldn't try to build a house without knowing how to lay foundations, and this is the same.

Here we will look at the 3-Act Structure, which is commonly used in Movies, Books a...

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Writing Article Two - Descriptive Writing

Hello everyone, thank you for another month of continued support - your help has enabled me to keep my update schedule regular. This Monday (7th Sept) should be Professor Arc - but in the meantime I have written up another writing article, for those who wish to test the waters of writing yourselves....