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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Why Characters Should Manipulate Conversations 5 days, 7 hours ago
I’m sure you’ve heard that no-one really says what they mean, because the words we use when we speak and how we choose to deliver those words are not spoken in isolation, but heavily influenced by everything els […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Experimenting to Enhance Dialogue 3 months ago
I’m always searching for ways to allow the dialogue in my writing to flow more naturally. We all have our weaknesses as writers, and mine definitely happens as soon as my characters open their mouths. My natural i […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Skipping Time 3 months, 3 weeks ago
You’re writing a story in first person and you stumble onto a section where nothing much happens. You can’t help it; you want your story to be realistic, and in real life we have plenty of dull moments.
T […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Stop Fighting Writers’ Block 4 months, 3 weeks ago
You can’t write your novel.
You might have all the time in the world—laptop wide-open, fingers poised over the keys—but your imagination’s flat-lining because your mind is working against you and now you’re […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, On the Beach by Nevil Shute 6 months, 3 weeks ago
When I started this book, I had presumed things were normal. I had read and watched so many end-of-the-world stories that I was waiting for ‘the event.’ But, to my pleasant surprise, this book doesn’t play to th […]
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Beetroot Chutney 7 months, 2 weeks ago
What a gem of a story, and such an awkward, disgraceful situation. I felt deeply for your protagonist.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, The First Dance by Catherine Law 11 months, 2 weeks ago
It is in Porthdeen, a small idyllic village on the Cornish coast, that we meet Alexa. The young daughter of landowners has breath-taking scenery right on her doorstep and an envy-inducing bond to a gorgeous […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, The Hunter by L. J. Smith 1 year ago
Danger. Seduction. Fear. Temptation.
The weather forecast puts a dent in Jenny’s pool party plans for her stud boyfriend’s birthday and she desperately searches for something, anything, that will rescue the nig […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, None Get Away 1 year, 2 months ago
Mist pours like white breath over the broken rocks, turning the runner’s blood pink before it hits the water.
Closer, the retrieving figures come, calm and slow.
The runner closes their eyes and sees those t […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Help Your Child Create Their First Story 1 year, 2 months ago
We love to read stories, and some of us like to create them too, but how can we get our children as interested in literature as we are? The following is a simple step-by-step guide that provides the opportunity […]
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, The Tree 1 year, 2 months ago
This story has found my childhood feelings and brought them to the surface. I had to hold back tears at the end. A wonderful gem of a short story.
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, The Case For Writer’s Block 1 year, 2 months ago
I love this, and how writing it gave your brain a little rest from the agonising frustration that is writer’s block.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Naming Characters 1 year, 3 months ago
Coming up with suitable, fitting, and believable names for your characters can be time-consuming and daunting. Many new writers get caught up in the complexities of what names suit the looks and beliefs and […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Thanet Writers Spotlight Tudor Gates 1 year, 3 months ago
Tudor Gates was born on the 2nd January 1930 and raised in Hoxton, in the East End of London. As a teenager he began his career behind the theatre curtain and soon became a touring stage manager, only ever writing […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Creating Phrases for Future and Fantasy Worlds 1 year, 4 months ago
When writing future or fantasy fiction, to make the development of speech realistic and believable, and to ensure the entire story becomes more tangible for a reader, many authors invent their own phrases for […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Why Writers Should Pay Attention to Slang 1 year, 5 months ago
Many authors and poets have displayed a talent for sponging up evolving words and phrases they hear in slang and elevating them into a wider existence through the success of their work. They not only created new […]
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Acts of Random Kindness 1 year, 5 months ago
It’s very hard not to get sucked in by the advertising that is constantly bombarded at us, and we do all need some decluttering and kindness to get through it, and to continue on. This poem perfectly puts our […]
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Butterfly Tattoos 1 year, 5 months ago
Gorgeous story. It’s made my eyes water.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Phonetic Convergence 1 year, 6 months ago
The accent, tone, and rhythm of a person’s speech, and therefore of a character, are affected by countless factors. These can include where they live, their upbringing and education, their friends and role m […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Evolving Words for a Future Earth Setting 1 year, 6 months ago
Over years, decades and centuries our social systems, family dynamics, structure, influence and power of our leaders, technological breakthroughs, need for new inventions and devices, and – very importantly to w […]
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