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Everyone always gets to a point when they are staring at the blank computer screen, the cursor laughing at them in its blinky way, and they do know what to write next

Do you harbor a secret desire to create alternate worlds like the Marvel Universe of Superman, Batman, Ben10, Heroes, The Rama Trilogy?  Are you an aspiring Science Fiction or Fantasy writer? Do you want to be the Kenyan or African writer who finally produces that really incredible SF or F novel or series that blows away [...]

This Saturday, I read a piece in one local newspaper about a Menage-a- trois. I must admit that a few years ago, I would have felt completely confused by this; . How in the world can you possibly share the man or woman you love with anyone else and be absolutely comfortable with it. [...]

This editor has at certain times sworn never to read romance novels, the likes of Mill&Boon, Harlequin and so on. Truth be told the said swearing has been in the presence of a certain very harsh presence. Now I just admit to reading Bayou Murder Mysteries. But have you ever wondered why it is that those popular fiction writers sell so incredibly much?

As previously noted, not all advice is good for everyone. So, we would like you to share with us what has worked for you as you find your foothold and then your niche in the writing world.

So you’ve sent your story out to impartial and honest readers for feedback. The results come flooding in, and suddenly you are overwhelmed with pages of conflicting advice, comments, praise and condemnation, often all in the same critique. How do you deal with this?

Every time you taste your favorite meal, or drink is different from the last or the next. Every time you start a new relationship, it is a new life experience…

“Readers often use the same images to describe a document that has no impact,” writes Colter in Writing to Go. “‘It’s flat.’; ‘There’s no life in it’; ‘It just lies on the page.’” To make your writing more effective, add a little…

It is like an explosion of flavours in your mouth, the kind that you remember when you are in a distant land and you remember home.

‘The experiences that we live through, good and bad, are what make us. Positive reinforcements follow the actions that we made at just the right moment. Mistakes, bad experiences fore…