Writing Tips – Mary T Bradford

#7wordspoet

I’m not claiming to be a poet, indeed poetry did not hold great appeal to me over the years. I detested it in school, to be honest. I think it was the delving into the words and searching for their meaning and what is the poet trying to say here? Or express there? Having saidContinue reading “#7wordspoet”

So You Need More Time For Writing

We all feel we need more time, how often is it said, there are not enough hours in the day or you need an extra day to do it all? But in truth what you need is to be organised because we cannot add time, each day is twenty-four hours, each hour sixty minutes. ItContinue reading “So You Need More Time For Writing”

As A Writer, Thinking is Important

During a discussion with other writers, I was asked if I’d give a few suggestions to a new writer who wanted to write a short story? I offered my advice as follows which others agreed with: 2 Ask, whose story are you telling? 3 keep the story to only 2 or at most 3 charactersContinue reading “As A Writer, Thinking is Important”

Reading is a Key

Hello, dear friends, I am thrilled to say that my mojo is up and running. I disciplined myself over the last few weeks and gave myself a good talking-to. Which has me leaving my laptop and phone downstairs when I go to bed. I tackled my TBR (to be read) pile and rediscovered the cosyContinue reading “Reading is a Key”

Moving On

It’s over. 2020 is behind us. A new year has begun and we all have high hopes for it to be a good one. Last year brought with it so many challenges and forced us to look at not just ourselves but our part in our communities. Some people do not see how they shouldContinue reading “Moving On”

Epiphany

It’s 2020, a new year, another chance to rally our thoughts and achieve clarity for the coming months. I am lucky to belong to a writers group, who meet monthly in my local library. It was a prompt as a homework exercise from December 2019 that gives me today’s post. I had a choice ofContinue reading “Epiphany”

From Why to How

Since I could walk I have always read, joining my local library when I was five years old. I still enjoy curling up each evening with whatever book I am reading and it is a very important part of my daily routine. Life without books is a horrible thought to me. When I enjoyed aContinue reading “From Why to How”

#AmEditing #CreganeCourt

Finally, I finished my third novel and took a deep, deep, breath. This novel was a struggle because I was new to the characters of Cregane Court. That’s what happens when you write a series first. In my previous two novels, the Lacey Taylor series, the characters are like family to me. In fact nowContinue reading “#AmEditing #CreganeCourt”

What Is Plot?

In this, another of my writing tips page, I share what are my opinions, you may agree or not, but I do hope you find what I have to share helpful. A plot is a casual sequence of events. It draws the reader in to the characters’ lives and so the reader understands the choicesContinue reading “What Is Plot?”

Use It or Lose It

In this piece I ask, do we need to turn up to our page each day? Use it or lose it, is a phrase that is often heard in relation to having learnt something new, and retaining what has been learnt. It is also said in regard to our brain, to keep it sharp, tacklingContinue reading “Use It or Lose It”