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In Bad Dreams
Volume Two - Where Death Stalks
Edited by Sharyn Lilley
Take a walk through a world of dark happenings, but be careful where you tread.... [Read more]
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Hunting The Feral Apostrophe
Any time advice is given to new writers it usually includes: Make sure your work is as edited as you can make it. This ninety minute course will help you improve your self editing skills.
[...read more]What Not To Do In Your Medieval Setting 101,
The heat of the armour is incredible, your hero feels every single sweat rivulet coursing along his torso. Time stretches out, as he waits for the command to attack, he draws his sword and carefully tests the edge ... and glances at his handy fobwatch.
Welcome to What Not To Do In Your Medieval Setting 101; A two hour, online course designed to give you the stimulus and feedback of a small class, available in the comfort of your own home. Dr Polack can help you ground your worldbuilding skills, and avoid the most common mistakes made when writing in a medieval setting.
[...read more]Writing with the Senses
Have you ever wanted to describe a feast where your readers' could almost smell the food, and see the steam rising off it? How about being able to hear the footsteps echoing up a stairwell? Or a snowy winter scene so realistic it's nose-numbingly cold? Writing that truly engages your readers' senses.
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