British Writer on American Soil

Author: Closed Account

  • NaNoWriMo – write a Novel in 30 days

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    Friends, welcome to National Novel Writing Month 2025—also fondly known as “NaNoWriMo” among those of us who have a love/hate relationship with it. NaNo is the unofficial month during which writers of all sorts pour every word they’ve ever come into contact with and can chip out of their brains onto the page in attempts…

  • I’m not one for letting Coffee go to waste

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    For how longhave I been living on autopilot?Living the same cyclesover and over againwithout critical analysisof my intentions, purposes,beliefs,values? Was it a method of survival,sticking close to what I knewand could trust,when so much beyondfelt out of control,despairing? Was it an avoidance of vulnerability,of coming face to facewith my deeper selfand acknowledging the change I…

  • Another Attempt LGBT

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    This is going for another try on writing a gay novel for teenagers with a twist. This time the main character is in a wheelchair. This is due to myself being in a wheelchair and I’m in the LGBT. I feel this time around I have more experience now. I want to get this one…

  • Elements of Story

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    1: Premise: A premise sets up the location, characters and circumstances your readers need to understand before you launch into the story’s plot. A premise includes physical location, like an elementary school or hospital, as well as the basic expository information that readers need to understand at the beginning of your story. 2: Plot: The…