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In the third person

In the third person

by Charlie Laidlaw | Feb 21, 2022 | character writing, diploma creative writing, diploma writing

Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers In a previous post, I gave a glimpse into using a first person narrative. It has immediacy and, told well, provides a real connection with the main character. But, for many authors, a third person narrator is...
The weight of words

The weight of words

by Charlie Laidlaw | Jan 19, 2022 | book editing, Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing

Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers You’re writing a book, and one of the first things to learn is that every word carries weight. Some will have more weight than others, and you have to decide whether a particular word is necessary or not. As a...
Past tense

Past tense

by Charlie Laidlaw | Jan 10, 2022 | Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing, diploma writing

Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers Writing in the past tense is the construct used in most novels by most novelists.  We expect it; it doesn’t jar with us and, frankly, it’s easier. It allows you, the writer, to manipulate time – to move...
Writing in the present

Writing in the present

by Charlie Laidlaw | Jan 2, 2022 | Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing, diploma writing

Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers Some books use the present tense, others the past tense.  Both have advantages and disadvantages. However, before putting pen to paper, it’s best to decide what tense to use because changing tense once you’re...
Purple prose

Purple prose

by Charlie Laidlaw | Dec 29, 2021 | Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing, getting started on writing

Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers It’s the writer’s job to paint pictures in a reader’s mind, and the temptation is to describe things in minute detail.  Wrong. The reader wants to be told some detail, but not everything.  After all, your...
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