A new blogpost up from me on the open college of the arts blogsite!
A level three student of mine, Jo Wells, made a simple, but valid comment in her reflective commentary recently. She had included a well-realised and imaginative scene in her assignment work, and wrote that this… came out of an exercise where a person becomes invisible… I never forget the benefit of exercises and free-write. Most exercises can be arranged to include some aspect of what is currently being written.
go to
http://www.weareoca.com/creative_writing/forget-plot-perspective-and-dialogue/
to read the rest of the post.

I've been writing since my first story penned at my mother's kitchen table. I write fiction for both children and adults including the four-book crime series, The Shaman Mysteries Series, published by Midnight Ink (Llewelyn Worldwide) I’m a prize-winning short story writer, have an MA in Creative Writing, and tutor and write for the Open College of the Arts.
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How to Write a Thriller
skylightrain is a great blogsite for writers and readers of contemporary fiction alike. Judy Darley writes widely, and reviews widely too; last month she posted a review of In the Moors on her blogsite, and this month, I'm guest-blogging for her.
How to write a thriller

There are many strange truths about writing crime and thriller fiction, and one of them is…
To read the entire blog post, go to http://www.skylightrain.com/category/writing-genres/
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