Columns – Writing Quips and Tips
A writer passes on the lessons she’s learned to make your writing better. Jo-Anne Richards muses on the challenges and excitement of a writer’s life.
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Writing Quips and Tips
What makes a good writing class?
“As for myself,” says Stephen King in his wonderful book On Writing, “I’m doubtful about writing classes, but not entirely against them.” What I want to insist on in this article is that writing classes – or seminars, or workshops, or writing circles, call ‘em what you will – can be
• Inspirational
• Motivational, and
• A spur to action and
that Mr King would do well to approach the subject a tad less sceptically.
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Writers’ Circle Course run by the founders of allaboutlove.net in Johannesburg
Do you have an idea for a book, a project you are struggling with, a novel in progress or an unfinished manuscript?
Allaboutwriting is a 12 week writers’ circle course facilitated by the founders of allaboutlove.net, both experienced and published writers. But this face to face course will provide skills and techniques for writing anything – genre fiction of all kinds, more “literary” works or even non-fiction.
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Do you need help with your manuscript?
We read and consider every manuscript sent to us – this service is free. We can also give you a full and professional editing report on any manuscript for a very reasonable fee.
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Publish your love story
We need your short stories and novels! A story without a reader is like a horse with no rider. Or a romantic without love.
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Allaboutlove launches online courses
June 3 2008 is a red-letter day at Allaboutlove. Today is the day that we launch two versions of our Basic Guide to Writing Romantic Fiction
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Allaboutlove’s Online Writing Courses
It is said that most people have a book in them. We’ll help you release your inner romance novel, with our kind and practical writing courses.
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Pride and Prejudice in serial form
Allaboutlove has launched, in serial form, one of the most enduring of love stories – Pride and Prejudice. We will be running a new chapter of the novel every week for the next year. If you haven’t yet read Pride and Prejudice, here’s your chance.
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In Search of a Sensitive Man
Allaboutlove is constantly on the look-out for good column material for you, our beloved readers. Our assiduousness in this regard is confirmed yet again by the following correspondence with a world-renowned columnist.
*Please note: his name has been changed since we absolutely refuse to give him the slightest recognition until he has accepted our extremely reasonable conditions.
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Allaboutlove has launched.
Allaboutlove.net is dedicated to good writing and … well, love naturally. The site has been designed in the spirit of fun. We hope it will bring a touch of lightness to all our lives.
We’re dedicated to nurturing and publishing writers. But good writers need the best readers, so we’ve packed the site with features about love and relationships, that we hope you’ll enjoy. We’ll update them regularly. This is a community, so please comment on any or all of them.
