by Charlie Laidlaw | Mar 21, 2022 | Creative writing courses, diploma creative writing, diploma writing, getting started on writing
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers In previous posts, I’ve looked at different aspects of writing dialogue. It’s an important part of the writer’s skillset, because dialogue develops both plot and character. If your dialogue doesn’t sound...
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 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...
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...
by Charlie Laidlaw | Dec 6, 2021 | Creative writing courses, diploma writing, Writing courses
Charlie Laidlaw is an author and tutor at Creating Writers I like first lines, although I probably take them more seriously than many. Because, for me, the first line is the one sentence in any book that its author has agonised over the most. If that first line jars,...
