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Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups at the British Library (online), Tuesday 21 April, 19.30 - 20.45, £5 Here's a link Fairy Tales have an older and darker past as stories for adults as well as the young. They were often sensual, bawdy, unflinchingly...

What?.....those shoulders.....What?

Having unlimited choices can paralyze you creatively. David Byrne

These bits are so helpful to me guys, thank you!!!

I think it depends on who in your story. If I am reading the protagonist's POV and have absolutely no idea why they are doing what they are doing, then the author is keeping me outside their thought process which is not where I want to be. That's...

I agree that 'Meaning isn't instantly clear' in this context is about sentence-level clarity. For withholding a character's motivation, it depends on the story until the point of unexplained action. If 1) the actions of characters have made...

I think this is a big subject that will take a long time to unpick, but essentially, most writing advice is misunderstood. Whether it's 'show don't tell' or 'don't use adverbs' each rule comes with shades of grey that are often missed. As for...

Hey all, I have a question about your reading experiences, as I'm tackling the question for my own story and I need hive mind help. I apologise if I'm a bit over the shop, my thoughts on this idea haven't coalesced yet. For nearly a decade...