Creating Characters With Character! Emma Hannigan
It makes sense to judge a book by its cover. Initially that’s the only way
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It makes sense to judge a book by its cover. Initially that’s the only way
Nerve-racking time in this house, as my new book, ME AND YOU is published this
I was going to call this post ‘make your writing time last longer’ but I
Dialogue is probably the single most effective way of bringing your characters and your narrative
Children’s Books Ireland is the national children’s book organisation of Ireland. Among CBI’s many activities
To find something we must first understand what we’re looking for, or in this case
Sarah Webb’s new book The Memory Box is in bookshops now, it’s a book for
It’s a classic editorial question and it contains a classic trap for the would-be author,
Anyone who goes into a bookshop today will see that women’s fiction is changing, moving
To plot or not to plot? That is an interesting question. Over the years I
‘There were two walnut trees… two walnut trees… one is still there, it is!’ At
“A dunghill at a distance sometimes smells like musk, and a dead dog like elder-flowers.”
Theme – the most important part of writing! Theme is your argument, your central idea,
In my last article I wrote about on using emotion in your writing, and it
Making an emotional connection with readers is critically important whatever type of fiction you are
Sometimes I wish I didn’t believe in ghosts. The Boogie Man. The monster under the
In celebration of the relaunch of writing.ie with an exciting new design and tons more
For every author theme is an essential part of your book. Sometimes you may not
Imagine buying a non-fiction parenting book about teenagers and finding there was no section on
From time to time I find myself in front of a group of writers or
