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A tug on your heartstrings
The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale. This was a beautiful read which I highly recommend during the Christmas season. Dinsdale's work takes...
Robyn Weightman
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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How to structure a scene
In this blog we will home in on how to structure a scene in your novel. If you haven't seen my previous blog and video on how to...
Robyn Weightman
Jun 17, 20203 min read
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To Prologue or not to Prologue
Prologues have been a discussion point for reader's and writer's since there have been books to read. Are they needed? Should every book...
Robyn Weightman
May 6, 20205 min read
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Look to the Sea - 100 word writing challenge
I look to the sea and remember. The touch of your hand like the breeze, its roaring waves your voice. Its endless expanse the adventures...
Robyn Weightman
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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Talking Tenses
In this blog we will discuss the various tenses you can use in your writing and the pros and cons of each. The tense you choose can make...
Robyn Weightman
Apr 15, 20204 min read
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An insight you must read.
The Curious Incident of the dog in the night by Mark Haddon. This book is a definite must read due to it's insight into another persons...
Robyn Weightman
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Diaries of a Travelling Author - Travelling Australia
We spent two months travelling Australia from Tasmania, up the Eastern shore and then up and down the Western Coast. We changed from city...
Robyn Weightman
Mar 18, 20206 min read
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Manon
“How dare he? The sleazy damp cloth,” Manon hissed as she tied her belt, daggers rattling against her thighs. She’d show him. Become...
Robyn Weightman
Jan 29, 20207 min read
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New Year, New Goals
What do you want to achieve this year? And how are you going to do it? New Year is a great time to reset and envisage what your year is...
Robyn Weightman
Jan 15, 20204 min read
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The Binding
The Binding by Bridget Collins. A wonderful masterpiece. The characterisation was superb, and It absorbed me entirely in each character's...
Robyn Weightman
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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Diaries of a Travelling Author - Woofing around Europe
After teaching in China, I and my partner caught the travel bug. We decided that our next challenge would be Western Europe. At the time...
Robyn Weightman
May 15, 20195 min read
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Hemingway App
Need I say more than what's written in the above photo? ;) The Hemingway App is perfect for editing your own work before passing it along...
Robyn Weightman
Dec 12, 20182 min read
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BlobFace
“What is that rubbish?” The woman scoffed. BlobFace looked at the box of cookies in his hand. They were his favourite flavour; chocolate...
Robyn Weightman
Nov 14, 20189 min read
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Filter Words
Filter words are those that unnecessarily filter the readers experience through a characters point of view, or take them away from the...
Robyn Weightman
Oct 31, 20181 min read
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An Author’s guide to Social Media – P02 Content, Sharing, Hash Tags and Fun.
For P01 on Site, Categories, Consistency and Timing, go to; https://crystalclearwritingonline.com/2018/10/17/an-authors-guide-to-social-m...
Robyn Weightman
Oct 16, 20184 min read
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Authortubers - P02
If you've read my previous post on Authortubers, you'll know I love to study the art of writing through watching as well as reading....
Robyn Weightman
Oct 10, 20182 min read
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Eve; The Awakening
Eve; The Awakening, by Jenna Moreci I've been wanting to read this book for a while as a big fan of Jenna Moreci's Authortube. It's not a...
Robyn Weightman
Oct 3, 20181 min read
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Point of Views
POV, or Point of View. A POV is what point of view your story will be told from, and how many refers to how many different characters...
Robyn Weightman
Sep 26, 20183 min read
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Help! I have Writer's Block!
Please read my previous post on, 'What causes Writer's block,' in my Authors life section, before reading this blog, as I will be...
Robyn Weightman
Sep 19, 20183 min read
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Writer's Block - What causes it?
We've all heard of Writer's block. It's what we say when we feel like we can't write. When we're stuck on a section of our story and need...
Robyn Weightman
Sep 5, 20182 min read
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