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• 1st Prize - An Unexpected Turn of Events by Sara Browning
  Judges comment: "This is an interesting idea, well written and with a satisfying conclusion."
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• 1st Prize - 'Stargazing' by Veronica Bright
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• 1st Prize - The Copse
  Judges comment: Congratulations! With 'The Copse' Dan Metcalf has given us a well written story which is 'different'. It left questions in the mind of the reader, but the ending was very satisfactory with a note of hope for the future.
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• 2nd Prize - 'The Little Wooden Box' by Jill Hayns
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• 2nd Prize - The Street of New Beginnings
  Judges Comments: 'The Street of New Beginnings' is a well written story with an authentic feel to the background. DRD Bruton has presented us with some excellent descriptive writing. Congratulations on your second place.
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• 2nd Prize - When Worlds Collide by Russell Turner
  Judges comment: "This is a well developed storyline leading to a very satisfactory ending."
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• 3 Ways to Make Your Mystery Stand Out in the Crowd
  The mystery novel has never been more popular than it is today. People love reading them . . . and writers love writing them.
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• 3rd Prize - A Fair Cop by David Wass
  Judges comment: "The tension builds up well in this story and leads on to a first rate conclusion."
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• 3rd Prize - Have a Nice Christmas
  Judges comments: Well done to Moira Dearness for this interesting story with excellent use of dialogue. The contrast between the two main chracters is very good.
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• 3rd Prize - 'There's More Than One Way...' by Sharon Boyle
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• 5 Ideas to Confidently Unleash Your Creative Writing Skills
  Most people are under the impression that only a select number of people are able to write creatively and confidently. They have a gift or have gone to school to learn the secrets to confidently write creative articles, blogs, and books...
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• About WritersReign
  All you wanted to know about WritersReign and a lot you could well do without, quite frankly.
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• Article Archive
  In our article archive are articles that have appeared on WritersReign in the past
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• Article Writing Course
  Learn to write articles like a pro. 15 easy lessons give you a grounding in how to write to please publishers and readers alike.
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• Become a Freelance Travel Writer
  What's not so easy about becoming a travel writer? You travel, write down everything you see and hear, sprinkle in your incredibly funny personal experiences, and send an article off to a dozen editors...
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• Book Writing Prizes
  Written a book to be proud of? It could be worth entering it for one of the book writing prize competitions.
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• Bring It To A Point – A Closure Technique
  Some people have a problem with starting a story. I don’t. I have a problem with finishing them. I know where I want to go, but getting there can be a problem.
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• Capturing Ideas
  Non-writers often ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer is everywhere. A word or phrase can fire a writer's imagination. Overhearing a conversation in a café, or the way a person...
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• Children's Writing Competitions
  A listing of current children's writing competitions. This will include both Short Stories and Poetry as and when I can find them.
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• Cookies disabled
  If a web site says your cookies are disabled which reduces the functionality of the site for you: what do you do?
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• Could You Advise Me of the Typical Cost For a Ghostwriter?
  Please could you advise me of the typical cost for a ghostwriter to assist with a novel?
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• Creative Writing Course
  This Creative Writing Course is ideal for beginners or those who have made a start and now find themselves in the doldrums needing a gentle push to get started again. The 23 lessons are easy to read and assimilate and will inspire you to forge ahead and get those stories written.
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• Creative Writing Ideas
  There is a technique called 'concept combination' which is to create new products to sell. Use it to create new stories, and it is usually good for a few laughs and a few ideas as well...
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• Creative Writing Technique: Visualization
  Visualization is one of the best techniques to use when plotting a story. It's like watching a movie in your mind, only the movie is your story. You can see all the scenes and events playing out, from beginning to end.
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• Dealing with Rejections
  My stories keep getting rejected. What advice can you offer to help me deal with this?
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• Disappearing boxes and windows in MS Word
  In MS Word how do you get rid of something (a box or window) that suddenly overlaps a previous one on screen? How do you recover a piece that suddenly disappears off screen?
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• Do you know any FREE writers competitions for kids?
  Do you know any FREE writers competitions for kids?
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• Do You Procrastinate?
  So you've taken the plunge and started writing a book? Congratulations on taking the first step. But now you have to find ways to keep yourself motivated to keep going...
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• Does Your Theme Contain Character, Conflict, Resolution?
  For a theme to work and the story, which will revolve around the theme, it has to contain three things: Character, Conflict and Resolution
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• Envelopes and Labels
  Printing labels. If I go into Envelopes and Labels and select Labels, I can never sort the correct sizes out as I don’t speak metric. Can you help?
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• First Aid for Resuscitating a Dead Plot
  Plot is critical to the success of commercial fiction. But if your plot flat lines, your story will die a cruel and agonizing death. Fortunately there are three techniques that you can use to shock a dead plot back to life; these are characterization, suspense, and conflict. Consistently using these three techniques will breathe life back into any dead or dying plot.
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• First Step in Publishing Short Stories - Reading
  When I took composition classes in college, I often became frustrated with all the reading I had to do, story after story after story, many times thousands of pages per assignment...
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• Format for Questions
  Format for Question Page
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• Getting Published
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• Great Links for Writers
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• Handling large documents in Word
  Can I keep very large documents, say 50,000 words, on my computer?
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• Hidden Gems in the Grammar Checker
  Some of the grammar checker's comments are quite annoying. For example, what use is it to know that you have used the passive, if there is no explanation of what the passive is and why you should not use it?
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• Highly Commended - Annie Gets a Gadget by Sue Lovett
  Judges comment: "I liked the way the storyline developed and the introduction of humour. The conclusion was satisfying.
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• Highly Commended - Chance
  Judges comments: Congratulations! An interesting story with good use of dialogue. You led the reader along to a very satisfactory ending.
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• Highly Commended - Cornflowers by Ruth Hatfield
  Judges comment: "Very picturesque, descriptive writing".
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• Highly Commended - False Alarm by Christine Sutton
  Judges comment: "An unusual and well written story."
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• Highly Commended - 'One Day' by Ian Burton
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• Highly Commended - 'Sea Change' by Josephine Howard
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• Highly Commended - Thank You, Mama Cass
  Judges comments: Well done to Steve Myers. This is an interesting idea, but I think you needed to mention the name of Mama Cass and the portable CD player earlier in the story. Not all readers would get the point.
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• Highly Commended - The Legend of Harper Goode
  Judges comments: A well written story with good use of dialogue. This is a good result. I was left wondering at the end if their father did recover as, although the flowers appeared, this question was left in the air.
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• Highly Commended - 'Till Death Us Do Part' by Kathryn Coldham
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• Home of Creative Writing
  WritersReign offers resources, links, articles on creative writing as well as competitions listings for short stories, poetry, non-fiction and performing arts.
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• How Can I Create a Desktop Icon For a Newly Installed Program?
  I have downloaded and installed a program but the desktop icon doesn't seem to have come up on my desktop. How can I create an Icon so that I can use the program?
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• How can I make sure my computer is protected by a firewall?
  How can I make sure my computer is protected by a firewall?
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• How do I work in several Word documents at once?
  How do I work in several Word for Windows documents at one time?
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• How do you pronounce 'horcrux'?
  I've been reading Harry Potter and want to know: how do you actually pronounce 'horcrux' and 'horcruxes'?
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• How To Be More Focussed
  How focused is your creative writing? How consistently do you write? How far do you get with the creative writing projects most important to you before losing momentum?
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• How to Breathe Life into Your Characters
  A clever plot will draw readers to your book but if they don't care about your characters you will soon lose them. The most exciting stories, the ones you remember long after the book is closed are those...
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• How to Craft a Series of Bestselling Titles from a Single Topic
  During the past ten years I have authored seventeen traditionally published niche non-fiction books, all of which (save one) have achieved bestselling status in their respective genres. Here’s the thing though; I have used only 2 topics to produce 16 bestsellers.
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• How To Evoke Emotion and Passion With Your Writing
  The better writers tend to be those who are able to evoke an emotional response from their readers, whether it be intense pleasure, empathy with your fictional characters, or rage at their sheer disagreement with what you've written about, it is being able to evoke an emotional response which will make your work popular.
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• How to Master the Art of Writing Dialogue
  Dialogue is probably one of the most important things to master in your writing. Dialogue creates action. It shows rather than tells. And it's a great way to define your characters without stopping the story to write description, which will slow down your pace.
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• How to Write a Column
  Good columnists are hard to find. Ask any editor. A column is a regularly appearing article in a magazine, newspaper or other publication. It is different from other forms of journalism in that it is a regular feature which, in time, becomes a personality-driven piece of narrative by the author with his or her distinct point of view.
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• How To Write A Mystery - The Right Beginning
  You want to write a mystery novel, you have a terrific idea, you know who kills whom and why. You have a great detective and think the killer is ...killer. Where do you start?
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• How To Write Non-Fiction That Sells
  Nothing turns a reader off more quickly than a list of dry facts and figures. Good fiction writers always show rather than tell but it's worth remembering that the technique can work for non-fiction too. Follow this advice and your articles will make compulsive reading.
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• I Don't Think My Writing Is Good Enough
  I have two short stories and some poems finished and would love to see if they are good enough to be printed. People tell me I am good I don't think so .
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• I have begun my memoirs with a dream sequence. How do I continue please?
  I have a life story that is complicated. It starts off with one family and touches another two. I have begun my memoirs with a dream sequence. How do I continue please?
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• Insurance for Writers
  I am trying to discover if I need insurance as a freelance writer specialising in health? Can you help with that? My sister is a writer and recommended you so that’s why I was on your site. I was just worrying what happens if someone follows what you say in a feature and gets ill or something!
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• Introduction to E-publishing
  An introduction to the fascinating world of e-publishing.
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• Is there any way to stop spam if you don't have a firewall?
  Is there any way to stop spam e-mails if you don’t have a firewall?
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• Keep Your Sentences Focused and to the Point
  Studies show most readers can easily and quickly assimilate sentences of between twelve and eighteen words in length. GOOGLE ADSENSE Sentences of more than eighteen words or about two lines either slow them down and require rereading, or get misunderstood.
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• Kindle & Nook E-Publishing
  I tried to resist. I really did. For awhile I avoided the onslaught of fellow authors saying come on over and join us. Seeing their wares displayed online and hearing their sales accomplishments, tempted and lured me. Eventually, I bundled up award-winning books and stories and began the process.
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• Magazines for Writers
  A galaxy of magazines for writers (well eight anyway).
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• Names in memoirs - use real or fictitious?
  I am editing by late Fathers memoirs and hoping to get them published. Should I change the names of people mentioned or keep them (or just some)?
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• Nonfiction Book Blueprint: How to Construct Your Book One Layer at a Time
  With a project as big and important as writing a book, working from a plan-or blueprint-will make everything easier and more fun. Following a blueprint allows aspiring authors to make their ideas work, just like construction crews use blueprints to build solid and strong buildings. It tells you what needs to go where and helps you compile all the essential pieces of a successful book in a practical and easy-to-follow way that readers will love.
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• Non-fiction Competitions
  Non-fiction competitions cover articles, essays and the like. There's not many around, but you never know - the next one could be right up your street.
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• Numbering chapters when in separate Word documents
  I keep the chapters of my novel in separate Word documents but I want the page numbers to follow on from chapter to chapter. How do I do this?
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• Opening several Word documents at once
  When opening several Word documents, how can I select them from the file index collectively rather than individually?
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• Other Writing Articles
  Other writing articles for your delectation
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• Outlook and spam
  I have a tremendous fan called Viagra. He writes to me every day sometimes 20 times. How can I set up a Spam box for him to leave his messages in?
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• Performing Arts
  Performing arts. These are competitions for playrights, script writers and the like.
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• Poetry Competitions
  Poetry competitions arranged in date order
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• Privacy Policy
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• Research
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• Rolling Competitions
  These rolling competitions accept entries on a monthly, quarterly or other regular basis.
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• Scriptwriting - The Five Key Points of Story Structure
  One thing is true of all stories. They all have a beginning, middle and end. Film scripts typically run from 100 to 120 pages with each page representing about a minute of screen time...
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• Short Story Competitions
  Short story competitions & contests arranged in date order
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• Should a competition story always have a title?
  When entering a writing competition, if not mentioned, should a short story have a title?
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• Site Map
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• Six Simple Steps to Sensible Editing
  O.K., so you've finished your story or article, you've breathed a sigh of relief and are just about to reach for the envelope and stamps when the Good Writers' Fairy raps you smartly on the head and whispers...
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• Software for Writers
  Software for writers.
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• Stephen King and the Road to Hell for Writers
  If you look for advice on your writing, surf the Internet and you will find advice galore. One writing site tells you that one reason we plunk down money for writers like Stephen King is because they use adverbs to make their writing interesting.
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• Sunflower Donation
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• Ten Writing Tips For Budding Authors
  For me the most important tip is to write, write every day, 365 days a year. Remember practice makes perfect.
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• The Keys to Novel Writing Success
  Most people, it seems, dream of trying their hand at novel writing. And for most people, unfortunately, that is as far as it goes.
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• The Power of Your Novel's First Sentence
  Here's what happens (and I bet you do this too): a book jumps out at you at the bookstore. It might be the colors, an image on the spine, an author's name, or the title, but something draws your attention...
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• Tips on Creating an Interesting Title
  When it comes to creating titles, I know of no other writer who does it so well as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did. Even Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, never produced a title as intriguing as those of Doyle.
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• Useful Links for Writers
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• Waiting List Sign-up
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• What is de-fragging?
  What is de-fragging? How and why should I do it? What happens when I de-frag?
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• What is RSS?
  What is RSS? A long boring explanation of what it is, where it is, and why it is. I suggest you just get the basics of how to access RSS feeds and skip the rest.
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• What is Spyware and do I need it?
  What is Spyware and do I need it? Is it really harmful to my computer?
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• What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes?
  Most people have seen the character worksheets that encourage writers to identify everything from shoe size and favorite food to sexual turn ons and turn offs. And while knowing your character's most treasured possession might come in handy...
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• Where do deleted documents go?
  Where do deleted documents go from Word, and can they be recovered?
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• Why I Love Suite 101
  The more I play on Suite 101, the more I'm hooked. I don't use 'play' in any trivial sense. Language and play are one, (I am entirely in accord with Derrida) and are relevant, pleasurable and serious. Playing with ideas is creative non-fiction writing at its best.
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• Will Print On Demand Help Me Get an Agent?
  Have you contemplated taking your writing to 'print on demand' or 'POD' status? If so, you aren’t alone. Many entrepreneurial writers who have had difficulty finding a literary agent (or who have been hesitant or unwilling to send out dozens of queries)...
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• Word 'Help' System
  Does Microsoft Word have a simple way of getting answers to questions?
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• WR Competition Winners 2009
  Here are the Winners for the 2009 "O Happy Day" Competition. Read the winning entries.
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• WR Competition Winners 2010
  Read the stories by our winning writers in 2010
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• WR Competitioon Winners 2011
  Read the stories by our winning writers in our 'The Power of Love' 2011 Competition.
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• Writers' Markets
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• Writer's Questions
  This Questions and Answers page deals with general questions about writing, Word for Windows problems and a number of computer problems that writers have asked us about.
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• Writing Again After Life Upheaval
  Storms of life can leave you battered and shipwrecked from your writing. Whatever the crisis, the resulting chaos can dam up your ability to create. It’s difficult, sometimes nearly impossible, to be creative...
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• Writing Competitions
  Writing competitions - something for everyone!
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• Writing Courses
  A selection of writing courses to suit everyone.
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• Writing Fiction That Sells
  In Act One the protagonist meets all of the characters in the story. We also learn the main problem of the story. Everybody can usually plot Act One because we have to know the problem to have the idea. The trick in Act One is to keep it interesting. Don't just start rolling out story points. Start at the most interesting point, where there is conflict and excitement, and help the audience sort it out.
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• Writing for Children
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• Writing For Children and Teens - Should You Outline Your Story Before Writing?
  Writing For Children and Teens. Part of the writing process is experimenting. Writers differ on their opinions about outlining--some love it, some hate it, and some are mixed.
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• Writing News
  Latest News for Writers
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