Plenty here for the absolute beginner. No heavy stuff about spelling, punctuation and grammar, merely help to get ideas on to the page and then get your bigger ideas on to the page.
Basic tips when you are confident with your writing and want to progress. Nothing here about formulas and plot structure, just information I would have found useful on my journey.
This is an eclectic collection of short pieces that illustrate any number of approaches to writing. They’re not long (hence Shorts) and are to encourage you to let your imagination take over in freeform writing.
Something from nothing
Write, write, write, write, write. If you’re alone, write while the kettle boils. On a bus or train, write some more. Coffee, lunch or tea break, write something else. The only way to become a fluent write is to do...
A way to drop description
Of course, you can’t. Description gives a situation context. It locates your characters and story in a time and place. If you want it can describe the mood, what those characters are wearing, how they feel. It’s the typical scenario for the omniscient, third-person narrator. ‘He fumed. His eyes glared...
Off to church
‘I do I dooooo Iiiiiiii doo Mmmmmm I Arthur James Smethwick do take, hrmmmmm. I whatever do take Molly Rose Bimble. God I mustn’t laugh. Molly Rose Bimble as my lawful wedded wife.’ ‘Art, are you ready, what are you doing up there?’ ‘Nearly. Moll are you sure you want...