Australian Writers' Forum

Right! I'm keeping that one pinned on my whiteboard - thanks!

Sorry, it wasn't a 'show, don't tell' (or even a 'actions to demonstrate the feeling'). A motif is something that's subtext to the theme. The Shawshank Redemption has a theme of 'hope' but how does a writer demonstrate that theme (it's abstract, not concrete)? They use motifs. If most scenes have a ...

It's not really in the time it takes to finish a story, it's more about what it takes to finish the story. I type fast, but that doesn't mean the story gets done fast. I can do the first draft in a short period of time, but the real story comes with finding the right places to shape the story. An ex...

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Mixing up the lengths of each story in a collection is good - a couple of short shorts, a few longer pieces (3k), and one (or two) others?? The best thing about a collection of shorts (apart from the practice of writing tight) is that if you self-publish, the shorts collection can keep your name on ...

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