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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Hush 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Beautiful.
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Plot-Influencing Secondary Characters 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Imagine a beach on a hot Summer’s day. People are scattered across the sand and flitting around in the sea. Now imagine that every character that appears in your novel, in any shape or form, is in that scene. Y […]
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, White Asparagus 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Love this story. I desperately want to know more about the characters.
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Rebecca Delphine commented on the post, Stop Apologising 1 month, 1 week ago
When I’m asked what I write, I get all washed over with something close to shame when replying ‘young adult literature’ – But it’s not shameful, or any less important than other genres and age brackets, and I need […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Caraval by Stephanie Garber 1 month, 2 weeks ago
This fast moving young adult novel has thrown a multitude of ingredients together to create, for me, a recipe that produces the epitome of my perfect ‘guilty pleasure’ read: rich and vibrant imagery, a fantasy set […]
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Rebecca Delphine wrote a new post, Why Characters Should Manipulate Conversations 2 months, 2 weeks 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 5 months, 2 weeks 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 6 months 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 7 months, 1 week 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 9 months, 1 week 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 9 months, 4 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 1 year, 1 month 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, 3 months 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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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