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Category: Annette’s Observations

Editor Annette Young shares her thoughts….

Creative Writing – Time to Tune Out and Turn On Creativity

I am used to setting up a make-shift office whenever I am on my travels. Providing the table is the right height and the chair – relatively comfortable, I can set up my laptop or iPad and still keep up to date with my schedule. Whether I am writing for clients, for the Creative Competitor or, purely on a personal creative writing pursuit, there’s no need to miss out on work.

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Creative Ideas – Stop, Think and Plan

By Annette Young

If you are an ideas person, you may find yourself overwhelmed with creative ideas that bombard your conscious mind regularly.  While it’s true to say that some writers would be ultra-jealous of this, there’s no doubt that it can be difficult to pin down an idea from the masses.  But what happens when you do target just one from a long list of creative ideas? Do you just run with it?

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Creative Writing – Hard Work Pays Off

by Annette Young

I’ve always expressed the opinion that if someone really wishes to learn the techniques of creative writing and, to write professionally, they can. They just need to  develop the right mind-set. This means they have to  overcome any  creative obstacles that block their way to success i.e. time, patience, family or work demands. It’s not rocket science to think that if they can find a little bit of time each day, this will keep the creative brain cells well-oiled and improvement will follow.

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Writing Fiction – Life, Language and Observation

It was a productive weekend in terms of writing and planning however but I’ve always said that the whole creative process is much more than actually sitting down and committing words to paper. Sometimes, it’s the silliest of things that can spark off the imagination and make you think about life in a whole new light….

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