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Susan Frances Edwards

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Category Archives: The Right Way To Write?

Reflections on the writing process

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Meaningless Words

Posted on 29/03/2016 by Susan Frances Edwards
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This month I’m going to look at two words which through over-use or misuse have lost so much meaning and power they have become pointless sentence fillers, and therefore need to be used with extreme caution in any writing. They … Continue reading →

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Keeping Track of Time

Posted on 23/02/2016 by Susan Frances Edwards
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If in your story, or more likely your novel, the passing of time is important, it may be a help to create a timeline – a list of dates, and if necessary, days of the week – on which you … Continue reading →

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How Much Should You Tell?

Posted on 31/07/2014 by Susan Frances Edwards
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There’s a fine line between telling your readers too much or too little. Novice writers tend to think they should explain everything, and it takes quite a long while to learn how to discern the right level of exposure. I’m … Continue reading →

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Which Word Should I Use?

Posted on 30/03/2014 by Susan Frances Edwards
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One of the disadvantages of such a rich language as English is the number of words with subtly different meanings. They must be treated with care and used appropriately. It isn’t fussy or ridiculous to be particular about how we … Continue reading →

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Inside Out and Back To Front – Improving Sentences

Posted on 29/12/2013 by Susan Frances Edwards
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When I first come back to a draft to make the necessary changes, I often turn a fair number of my sentences inside out, or by chopping them up, rearrange the clauses. It’s a useful exercise to see how a sentence sounds when it’s … Continue reading →

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Some Words Have To Go

Posted on 11/12/2013 by Susan Frances Edwards
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In this post I’m going to reflect on unnecessary, clumsy or meaningless words. As usual, this is what works for me and for my personal style or ‘voice’, and while I don’t expect it to apply to other writers  or to a … Continue reading →

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