petramcqueenJul 16, 20183 minGuest post by Helen Chambers - winner of the Fish Short Story Prize!Petra asked me an age ago to write about winning the Fish Short Fiction prize, and it’s taken an embarrassingly long time. I’m an expert...
petramcqueenJun 13, 20182 min'The Writer's Journey': Vogler's story structureBelow is a quick breakdown of Vogler's archplot structure. It only skims the surface, so don't forget to buy his book. ‘The Writer’s...
petramcqueenJun 12, 20182 minNLP in your Creative WritingNLP stands for Nuero-Linguistic programming. According to the website www.nlp-secrets.com: 'NLP is a school of psychological techniques...
petramcqueenApr 30, 20182 minWriting DialogueDialogue is extremely important in creative writing. It is one of the writer’s most exciting tools. Why? Because it is the ultimate SHOW...