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10 fantastical worlds of literature I most want to visit

Over the past few weeks I’ve been helping to edit the fourth book in Wanda Wiltshire’s Betrothed series and I’ve loved getting lost in the…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing

Why all amazing writers have writing groups

Writing is lonely. And most of the time it suits me that the only interactions I have in a day are of the imaginary or…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogBooksFilm TV & Video

10 of the best TV shows based on books

Season six of Game of Thrones kicked off earlier this week and like so many others I can’t wait to find out what happens—for once…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Fantastic Mr Fox and his fox childrenBlogBooks

A guide to Roald Dahl’s most gloriumptious stories (it’s gobblefunk for glorious and wonderful)

As you probably know, Spielberg has brought The BFG to the silver screen and while I haven’t seen it, the trailer and all the bus…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
a rollercoaster at sunset. emotional rollercoasterBlogFeaturedOn Writing

The emotional ups and downs of being a writer

Like the Radletts in Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love I too live life in superlative, either on a peak of happiness or drowning in…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
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7 writing related podcasts you should be listening to

I’m addicted to podcasts. I listen to them in the car and on the train. I fall asleep with my headphones on. And as I’ve…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
baby bonobo contagious yawning shows they feel empathyBlogOn Writing

Why people who yawn a lot make good writers (and bonobos)

Recently a friend showed me this amazing video of bonobos, who probably invented the slogan make love not war. In the video, zoologists presented one…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
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Do you have the courage to be a writer?

There is a novel by German screen writer, Sascha Arango called The Truth and Other Lies. It’s basically a story about a best selling author…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Rope as a metaphor for narrative and why subplots are importantBlogOn Writing

What is a subplot and why is it important?

Last week we talked about plot and how you can use it to make your story unputdownable. So this week I thought we’d continue on…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
The plot thickens octopus typewriterBlogOn Writing

The plot thickens – how to use plot and structure to make your book unputdownable

I haven’t blogged in a while. I want to say I’ve been really busy with new projects, (which is true) but there is really no…
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
Krystina Pecorari-McBride
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