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10 Books of Summer – Divergent wake-up call
After a strenuous battle of the ages with little remorse and even less mercy, I (Skins) was the chosen one. There was catastrophic death, endless heartache, and a war so bloodthirsty that the mere...
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Divergent: The New Hunger Games?
For those of you who read my post on Wednesday, you’ll know that my chosen book of the 10 Books of Summer is Divergent, a Science-Fiction novel by Veronica Roth. As I am the most curious person to ever...
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Novels and Nonsense #1 – Taking That First Step
‘Sup, my hedogz ‘nd shedogz. As someone who’s pretty much incapable of anything besides writing novels (though the quality of said novels is arguable), I felt it the obvious subject choice for my new...
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Novels and Nonsense #2 – Planning Your Novel
So you’ve got a fantastically kick-ass novel idea, and you just can’t wait to spew words all over the place in a flurry of awesomeness. To accompany that idea, you may or may not have a novel plan in...
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Anyone who’s ever received a first chapter review from me will have probably been a victim of my ‘opening chapters are vitally important’ preach. As annoying as my preaching may be though, it is true....
View ArticleNovels and Nonsense #4 – Show Me Your Novels!
After a two week break in portugal, I’m back to post on Writing Gooder! Now this Novels and Nonsense post is a little different to my previous ones, partly because I want to try something different,...
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What Else You Should Be Reading: Words Without Borders
Let’s get real. How many of you can name a contemporary author who writes in a language other than English? A poet? A journalist? Words Without Borders is a publication driven by the idea that in...
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What Else You Should Be Reading: McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
There are many things to be discovered in the wonderful world of Twitter. One of those things is a contest regularly run by a certain literary website for a new columnist. Successful auditions land...
View Article5 Reasons to Study Creative Writing
For a lot of folks in the US, college decision time is just around the corner, and since you’re here at Writing Gooder it’s safe to say that you might be entertaining the idea of studying literature or...
View ArticleTen Things You Need to Know About: Writing Fantasy
Ten Things You Need to Know About: Writing Fantasy 1. Be authentic This might sound like a contradiction, but to make your readers believe in and appreciate all things fantastic, you need to first give...
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