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Showing posts with label George Orwell. Show all posts

Saturday, 22 March 2025

The 'by zombies' test: how to spot (and fix) passive voice in your writing

Ever feel like some of your sentences were written by zombies? If your writing sounds a bit lifeless or unclear, you might be falling into t...

Sunday, 9 March 2025

Crafting the perfect opening lines of a novel

Do you need a killer opening line for your novel? Or is there an alternative way to draw readers in right from the start? I'm slightly ...

Monday, 17 February 2025

How to nail the crucial first five pages of your novel

I recently wrote about books that can help with style and craft when writing your novel, and now I want to look at those crucial first five ...

Thursday, 31 October 2024

The new bookshelves are finished

It’s taken a long time, but finally, books are out of the loft and up on the new bookshelves. Reading chair also very comfy. It makes me ver...

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