It’s a Kind of Magic is an ongoing blog series about how to create a realistic magic system for your fantasy novel. This first article asks the question: where does magic come from?
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Children's writer and book addict.
5 Traits of a Great Middle Grade Villain
From You-Know-Who to Mrs Coulter and her golden monkey, all great Middle Grade villains share traits that make them memorable. Here are 5 of them.
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How to Write Bisexual Characters
There are many myths about bisexuality, which can cause misrepresentation in books and other media. To combat this, today’s ‘Writing Right’ blog is all about How to Write Bisexual Characters.
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The 3 Pillars of Writing Great Characters
Hemingway once said “…a writer should create living people, not characters.” Use the “3 Pillars of Writing Great Characters” method to do just that!
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5 Reasons Why All Writers Should Go Outside
Writing can mean long hours alone, talking only to your characters. Yet, to write truly great fiction, writers should go outside. Here’s why.
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Top 10 Traits of a Compelling Middle Grade Hero
What makes for a compelling Middle Grade hero? What characteristics do Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson, Lyra Belacqua and Bilbo Baggins have in common?
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Welcome to Acres of Ink Book Editing
Acres of Ink is a book editing and proofreading service that helps ‘fictional worlds grow, one sentence at a time’. In other words, Kim takes the seeds of your novel / first draft and helps it grow and bloom into polished manuscript.
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