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Arvon Heaven – or what I learnt on my writer’s retreat | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Sucking up to the headteacher. How long should your novel be? Arvon Heaven or what I learnt on my writer’s retreat. July 6, 2015. I had a Writer’s Retreat, at The Hurst in Shropshire, booked through an organisation called Arvon. It was wonderful. This is some of what I learnt:. Pare it down. Slice out those unnecessary adjectives, remove all those duplications, make every word count. Think of your ‘story spine’.
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Moonlight – All the Stray Lions
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So, Joker Walks into a Suicide Squad Trailer. The Problem with Peas. Where the Walking Dead Went Wrong. Alley Cats (Pawnshops Mix). Bobby and the Boys. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. Let the Right One In. Star Wars: the Force Awakens. Story Time with Scott. The Merits of Poetry. All the Stray Lions. The younger man squinted around the room and scratched at his short hair. Why’s it so dark in here? He asked as he reached for the light switch. Charles made no move to stop him. I guess, Charley, but no w...
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[B]rainships | Scribbles and Snippets
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The writings of the Inventrix. 2 April, 2015. Most people, it seems, get into reading Anne McCaffrey by discovering her Pern books. Which makes sense; they’re probably the most popular and most successful of the settings she wrote in. And I’m not going to lie, I definitely read them all and was. Having a telepathic dragon partner. It was amazing. Here I was, reading a book where the protagonist. Was a space ship. And not a robot spaceship, which I was familiar with from Isaac Asimov. A. I can’t rem...
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Dracula gets all the girls | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Get off your bum and stop wasting your life! Sucking up to the headteacher →. Dracula gets all the girls. May 18, 2015. Inside the parcel was a garden gnome, with a curly white beard, red cheeks, bright green waistcoat, and blue trousers. I read the note from Mum, ‘You loved this gnome when you stayed with Grandma. So I thought you’d like to keep it.’. Damn, damn and double damn! No-one. No-one at all! I thought ...
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Newer posts →. Fear of the blank page. December 19, 2015. What is the scariest thing for a writer? The blank page. Especially if, like me, you’ve been through several months of ‘writer’s block’. How do you get through the block and get writing again? Here are some suggestions, in no particular order. Write something different: work on the timeline for your novel, the family trees for your characters, draw a map o...
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Cliches, Proverbs, Messages and the Story Core | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? How long should your novel be? This is why we write →. Cliches, Proverbs, Messages and the Story Core. August 15, 2015. It’s just another way of looking at the heart of your story. I had some fun trying to think of the clichés for a few novels that I’d read, and I came up with these:. Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: fools rush in. The Eyre Affair by Jaspar Fforde: silver bullet. And practically all Discwor...
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Novels | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Luke Carmichael becomes a youth worker at Holy Trinity church in Rokeby, to help the harassed and disorganised vicar, Francis Mortimer, build up a younger congregation. He meets the typically bizarre church community: optimistic, visionary Sophie Tate; confident, bangle-wearing PCC chair Marjorie Fowler; and put-upon care-worker Barbara Walters, with her collection of model cars and hidden love for Francis. You a...
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Short stories | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Some of the short stories I have written or am currently working on:-. Hannah’s tree: a modern-fay fairly tale. Crossing the Field: published in People’s Friend as ‘Lost and Found’. The Weirdest Birthday Party: a cringe-inducing Christian party. Steel Cobbles: industrial drama. Cabbage Strudel Day: due to be published in People’s Friend. Dracula gets all the girls: comedy horror. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Addre...
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cathyhemsley | Is Narnia All There Is?
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Is Narnia All There Is? Are the Narnia books the only good British Christian fiction around? Crazy Mad Cancer Lady. July 23, 2016. Originally posted on The Red Wine Box. Crazy Mad Cancer Lady Crazy Mad Cancer Lady wants to be normal, but she’s rubbish at normal. She wants things to be like they were, when you could complain about your head cold…. Can you hum the theme from The Omen? February 18, 2016. Feedback: don’t make love to the world. February 7, 2016. You’ve got to laugh! February 2, 2016. One las...
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