writing tips

It’s World Book Day on 4th March and for perhaps the first time ever, I’ve had the foresight to prepare something in advance.  The reality is, my life has become suffocatingly busy. Reading never gets the time it deserves. And I owe it a great deal.  When I was growing up, I had few friends, […]

All writers understand the difficulty that might arise when starting a new project from scratch. And it’s much more aggravating when there’s a deadline involved and you still can’t seem to get the words out. The most important thing is never to give up hope. Everyone goes through challenges. It’s important to remember that there

Why the hostility toward flashbacks? If done well, they work. But done badly, they break the reader’s experience, preventing them from discovering what happens next in the story. To quote editor, Sol Stein, “If we are enthralled, we don’t want to be interrupted.” The trick, therefore, if you feel compelled to use one, is to use the flashback in as little a disruptive way as possible. Here are a few techniques to help you do that.