by Charlie Laidlaw | Feb 25, 2022 | character writing, Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers All of us have conversations every day, some more than others. We should therefore understand how dialogue works because it’s of the everyday. But it’s surprising how clunky some bits of written dialogue can...
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...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Jan 30, 2022 | Creative writing courses, diploma writing, starting to write, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers In these unprecedented times a great many people are looking to acquire new skills or a new qualification. The internet is awash with so-called course providers. They offer cheap and cheerful courses in just...
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...
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...
