IS RISK AN ALLY FOR YOU IN YOUR WRITING?
Taking risks is essential for fiction writers to develop their skills and imagination. Don't follow others', be self-challenging and brave.
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Lynne Lloyd
Sep 193 min read
GOTTA WRITE A CLASSIC?
A still from the 1974 movie 'The Great Gatsby' with Robert Redford as the enigmatic Gatsby What do the critics know about picking the...
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Lynne Lloyd
Aug 232 min read
WRITING FICTION: ENTERING OUR WORLD OF 'IF'
'O'Reilly's Golden Sunset' - Lamington National Park, S.E. Qld 'If' is a powerful word for fiction writers. We might even claim it is a...
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Lynne Lloyd
Aug 77 min read
COMMA-SENSE Where do the commas go?
Do you agonise over where to place the commas in your writing? Recently, an author client asked me for clarification on using commas in...
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Lynne Lloyd
Jul 36 min read
CHOOSE IT. DON'T LOSE IT, BEFORE YOU START
Amy played by Rosamund Pike in 'Gone Girl' movie, 2014 You’ve researched enough; you’ve come up with your theme and some of the plot; and...
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Lynne Lloyd
Mar 53 min read
I WANT TO BE A WRITER! BUT HOW?
Ben White - upsplash As a book editor, I see manuscripts on a continuum from near perfect (rare) to “needs work” to “needs a heck of a...
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Lynne Lloyd
Dec 17, 20234 min read
CREATE A MEMORABLE ENDING FOR YOUR NOVEL
I am thinking of endings. When I am deep reading a novel and moving closer to the final pages, I start thinking about the ending. I find...
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Lynne Lloyd
Oct 21, 20234 min read
SHOULD I INCLUDE A PROLOGUE IN MY NOVEL?
It's a funny thing how many contemporary fiction writers love to include a prologue in their novels. Because the majority of readers hate...
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Lynne Lloyd
Sep 21, 20233 min read
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: WILL IT HELP MY WRITING?
You and I have been sucked into the virtual world of the Internet and digital applications by promises to make our lives easy,...
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Lynne Lloyd
Jun 15, 20234 min read
"OH NO, I CAN'T WRITE THAT!!"
During an editorial discussion with a client, I suggested a group of ‘good’ characters in her novel manuscript would be a lot more...
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Lynne Lloyd
May 7, 20233 min read
WHEN MOTHERS WRITE ABOUT MOTHERS
Lynne and grandson Tailyn Pieters, 3 days old Some things in life never leave us. Our mother’s love for one. It is sealed within the...
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Lynne Lloyd
Apr 28, 20234 min read
What can ChatGPT do for Me and My Writing?
Hey, I’m excited! As a writer, what can ChatGPT do for me? At our Helensvale Writers Group meeting in April, we participated in an...
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Lynne Lloyd
Apr 16, 20233 min read
DOES HOPE SPRING ETERNAL FOR WRITERS?
Paradise Point, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia ‘Hope springs eternal!’ So said Alexander Pope in his 1734 poem ‘An Essay on Man.’ What...
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Lynne Lloyd
Mar 31, 20234 min read
HOW TO WRITE LIKE AN ARTIST PAINTS
'Dancers Tying Shoes,' Edgar Degas, 1883 It's not unusual to come across writers who paint and painters who write. I have close friends...
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Lynne Lloyd
Mar 6, 20233 min read
WORDS REVEAL THE POET AND THE MAN
I took it for granted my father loved me. In my family we didn’t run around every day saying, “I love you.” He showed his love in the...
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Lynne Lloyd
Mar 3, 20234 min read
FOR WRITERS: THE POWER OF PATIENCE AND HUMILITY
How many hundreds of practice dives did it take this champion diver to reach his peak level of performance? I can imagine him feeling...
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Lynne Lloyd
Jan 6, 20233 min read
BEYOND FRUSTRATION TO PUBLISHING SUCCESS
In this article, I will discuss how self-publishing can be a productive route into securing a traditional publishing deal....
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Lynne Lloyd
Dec 8, 20222 min read
WHY DO WE WRITE?
We write for many and various reasons. Often we have something inside us which is burning to be released. Some writers are natural...
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Lynne Lloyd
Nov 18, 20223 min read
WHY SELF-EDITING HELPS US BECOME BETTER WRITERS
In recent weeks, I attended an excellent workshop on self-editing for writers presented by a senior editor with a wealth of experience...
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Lynne Lloyd
Oct 30, 20222 min read
WHEN SHOULD I ENGAGE A PROFESSIONAL EDITOR?
The more I edit, the more I realise a fundamental truth about editing. Most of the time, an author engages a professional editor only...
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