Make the Words Flow

The mighty Northern Wairoa River - Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand - Photo Theresa Sjoquist

Now that we have a very rough story with all the sections following in a logical order, we need to make sure each section and/or paragraph links properly so that the piece flows. Before we do that though, look again at your material and pick the strongest, most interesting sentence or paragraph, and move it […]

Imagination is the Key

Imagination is the key to living well. What we can imagine, we can create. Albert Einstein imagined himself sitting on the front of a rocket speeding through space and the knowledge he gained from imagining that resulted in his now very famous E=MC theory. Sometimes imagination leads to discoveries, as opposed to creations. Radio waves […]

Editing Your Writing

Editing is putting the finials on your work - Photo Theresa Sjoquist

Once you have your story written down in crude form, the next thing to do is to organise it so that the reader can follow it in a more or less logical fashion. The best tool for this, and one which should always be utilised, is the creation of a single simple sentence that encapsulates […]

No Buts for the Imagination

Photo Theresa Sjoquist

I recognise the idealism, but also the possibility in the concept of peace.  Your BUT, is the thing that everyone says, thus taking away from your capacity to imagine a world of peace. Oh yes, they say, peace would be marvellous BUT it will never happen, BUT there’s too much against it, BUT there’ll always be […]

Steps to Publishing Your Writing

All writer's begin by having to start - Photo Paul Biggelaar

Writing one day is not enough.  If you want to call yourself a writer, then you must do what writers do and write frequently, daily in fact. Don’t feel the need to write an article every day. Instead, work everything you write, an email, a letter, a job application, a blog, your diary.  If you […]