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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, The First Dance by Catherine Law 2 months, 1 week 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 3 months, 3 weeks 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 5 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 5 months, 1 week 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 5 months, 1 week 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 5 months, 2 weeks 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 6 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 6 months, 3 weeks 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 months, 1 week ago
Gorgeous story. It’s made my eyes water.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Phonetic Convergence 8 months, 4 weeks 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 9 months, 3 weeks 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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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Birdman 10 months ago
What a wonderful, powerful poem.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Tricking Your Readers 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Tricking your readers can be done successfully by only providing them with a small amount of the whole truth. They then presume this is the entirety of the information on the subject and therefore form a natural […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Red Cliffs 11 months, 1 week ago
He turns to me as I hop up on the stool.
Our eyes connect and I tilt my head down, smile. “Can I buy you a drink?”
He glances behind to make sure I’m not talking to somebody else. Then he raises his eyebr […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Give Your Readers Space to Think 11 months, 3 weeks ago
To keep readers reading is to keep them interested in your story. One great way to do this is to provide them with a few unanswered questions and the space needed for them to ponder over what the answers might be. […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Thanet Writers Research Personality Types 12 months ago
You don’t need to be told that every one of us human beings is different, because it’s evident in every choice we make. We have different tastes in food, clothing styles, hobbies and interests, and, luckily, in […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Memories of Having Time to Write 1 year ago
You might have once had time to write. Perhaps so much time that you began writing a novel and made it through the first draft. Maybe you found a local writers group or two and became a regular member, meeting […]
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