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Writing a ripper first line - is it easy to do?
'Once upon a time ...' Stories read to us in childhood often began this way and when I heard those words, I was filled with a delightful anticipation of what was to come. Beginnings are everything in our stories. They hook the reader in, entice us to read on, we want to find out what happens. Even that classic 'It was a dark and stormy night' does the trick - what happened on that dark and horrid night? Read more ...
Betsy's Journal
Cats are totally honest ... writing can be too
Cats are honest creatures. They let us know what they want, and when. They don't hold back with their feelings. There is no politeness, not really, although some cats are more subtle than Betsy with her howling. Read more ...
Writing a ripper first line - is it easy to do?
'Once upon a time ...' Stories read to us in childhood often began this way and when I heard those words, I was filled with a delightful anticipation of what was to come. Beginnings are everything in our stories. They hook the reader in, entice us to read on, we want to find out what happens. Even that classic 'It was a dark and stormy night' does the trick - what happened on that dark and horrid night? Read more ...
Betsy's Journal
Cats are totally honest ... writing can be too
Cats are honest creatures. They let us know what they want, and when. They don't hold back with their feelings. There is no politeness, not really, although some cats are more subtle than Betsy with her howling. Read more ...
