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  Chapter Ten First draft – re-writing –  working with an editor The importance of re-writing Writing a book – or a short story is an incredible achievement. No one…

Chapter Nine Narration and Dialogue What are narration and dialogue? You’ve undoubtedly seen the words narrated by on the screen credits of a documentary, basically they are the person who…

Chapter Eight Keep your reader hooked. You want to write a story which will keep your readers gripped right from the start, that will keep them turning the pages right…

Motivation is the key to getting your book finished. That sounds very simple, especially in the beginning, but writing a book is a long, hard slog, and it is hard…

PWS Chapter Six Get to know your characters When writing fiction, it is the central character or characters who carry the story. Your readers have to become so involved in…