Writing Journey Co https://writingjourney.co/ Inspiring writers & readers with wordsmithing adventures Mon, 13 Apr 2020 02:50:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://writingjourney.co/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png Writing Journey Co https://writingjourney.co/ 32 32 10 fantastical worlds of literature I most want to visit https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-fantastical-worlds-literature-want-visit/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-fantastical-worlds-literature-want-visit/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:05:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=503 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-fantastical-worlds-literature-want-visit/feed/ 2 Why all amazing writers have writing groups https://writingjourney.co/blog/writing-groups-amazing-every-writer-needs-one/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/writing-groups-amazing-every-writer-needs-one/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:23:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=329 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/writing-groups-amazing-every-writer-needs-one/feed/ 1 10 of the best TV shows based on books https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-best-tv-shows-based-books/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-best-tv-shows-based-books/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2017 20:04:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=538 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-best-tv-shows-based-books/feed/ 0 A guide to Roald Dahl’s most gloriumptious stories (it’s gobblefunk for glorious and wonderful) https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:40:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=551 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/feed/ 0 The emotional ups and downs of being a writer https://writingjourney.co/blog/emotional-ups-downs-writer/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/emotional-ups-downs-writer/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:23:13 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=579 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/emotional-ups-downs-writer/feed/ 2 7 writing related podcasts you should be listening to https://writingjourney.co/blog/7-writing-related-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/7-writing-related-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:20:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=479 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/7-writing-related-podcasts-you-should-be-listening-to/feed/ 0 Why people who yawn a lot make good writers (and bonobos) https://writingjourney.co/blog/blogpeople-yawn-lot-make-good-writers-bonobos/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/blogpeople-yawn-lot-make-good-writers-bonobos/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2016 20:34:01 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=546 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/blogpeople-yawn-lot-make-good-writers-bonobos/feed/ 0 Do you have the courage to be a writer? https://writingjourney.co/blog/do-you-have-the-courage-to-be-a-writer/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/do-you-have-the-courage-to-be-a-writer/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:38:51 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=535 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/do-you-have-the-courage-to-be-a-writer/feed/ 0 What is a subplot and why is it important? https://writingjourney.co/on-writing/p531/ https://writingjourney.co/on-writing/p531/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:30:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=531 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...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/on-writing/p531/feed/ 0 The plot thickens – how to use plot and structure to make your book unputdownable https://writingjourney.co/blog/plot-thickens-use-plot-structure-make-story-unputdownable/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/plot-thickens-use-plot-structure-make-story-unputdownable/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:55:41 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=524 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...

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